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Ashi Dissanayake

Founder

Founder at Spaceium Inc

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSpaceium Inc · YC

About

Ashi Dissanayake is co-founder and CEO of Spaceium, a space infrastructure company. He has worked on aerodynamic modeling at NASA and developed models for interplanetary transfers and asteroid missions, with expertise in orbital mechanics, rocket propulsion systems, and rocket engine design.

Founder at Spaceium IncYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Ashi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Spaceium Inc's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ashi can intro founders to Spaceium Inc's investors below.

Spaceium Inc's investors · 5

Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Olive Tree CapitalBostonSeraphim SpaceLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Spaceium Inc

RFReza Fetanat
Reza FetanatFounder

Experience

  1. Spaceium Inc. (YC S24)Co-Founder / CEOcurrent2023 — presentUSA / Canada
  2. RANOVUS Inc.Mechanical Engineer2021 — 2023Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  3. uOttawa RocketryPropulsion Team Lead & Flight dynamics2019 — 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  4. Kepler Shipyards, LTDPropulsion Engineer2021Canada
  5. Syracuse UniversityAerospace Engineering undergraduate student2012 — 2016New York, United States

Skills & more

Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel2Customer ServiceManagement5Microsoft Word5Project Management2PowerPoint1Leadership1ResearchPublic SpeakingTurbo machinery1Computaional Fluid Dynamics1
+10 moreMatlabSolid worksAnalytical SkillsSolidWorksTeamworkEngineeringMechanical EngineeringCommissioningCommunicationCollaborative Work

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashi Dissanayake?
Ashi Dissanayake is co-founder and CEO of Spaceium, a space infrastructure company. He has worked on aerodynamic modeling at NASA and developed models for interplanetary transfers and asteroid missions, with expertise in orbital mechanics, rocket propulsion systems, and rocket engine design.
Where does Ashi Dissanayake work?
Ashi Dissanayake is Founder of Spaceium Inc.
What companies did Ashi Dissanayake found?
Ashi Dissanayake founded Spaceium Inc.
Where did Ashi Dissanayake go to school?
Ashi Dissanayake studied at Syracuse University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace); University of Ottawa (Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator.

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