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Ariel Ekblaw

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Co-Founder at Rendezvous Robotics

New York, New York, United States

FoundedRendezvous Robotics

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Chris ShonkunlockedAriel: together at Rendezvous Robotics (2025–2026)
×3Ariel: together at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
×8Ariel: together at MIT Media Lab

Co-Founder at Rendezvous Robotics

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Rendezvous Robotics's investors · 4

8090 IndustriesNew York · since 2025ATX Venture PartnersAustin · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024Aurelia FoundryWellesley · since 2024Mana VenturesEstero · since 2025

Experience

  1. Rendezvous RoboticsBoard Chair, Co-foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Aurelia FoundryGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, MA
  3. Aurelia InstituteChief Executive Officercurrent2021 — present
  4. MIT Media LabFounding Director | MIT Space Exploration Initiative2016 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. MIT Media LabPhD | Aerospace Structures & Space Architecture2015 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratorySystems Engineering2017Pasadena, CA

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Strategic LeadershipSystems Engineering

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ariel Ekblaw?
Co-Founder at Rendezvous Robotics
Where does Ariel Ekblaw work?
Ariel Ekblaw is Co-Founder of Rendezvous Robotics.
What companies did Ariel Ekblaw found?
Ariel Ekblaw founded Rendezvous Robotics.
Where did Ariel Ekblaw go to school?
Ariel Ekblaw studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), MIT Media Lab, Aerospace Structures applied to Space Architecture); Yale University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Double Major: Physics; Mathematics and Philosophy, cum laude with distinction).

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