Find your path to Ashten
10,158 people in our graph share verified history with Ashten — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Founder and CEO of Micora. Previously served as CTO of Normal Robotics, where he designed, manufactured, and shipped heat pumps, and has worked on autonomous space robotics missions with NASA JPL and Astrobotic, with published research in multi-agent robotics.
Founder/CEO at MicoraYC F26
Intro paths
Ashten went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Micora's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ashten can intro founders to Micora's investors below.
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Co-founders at Micora

Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ashten Akemoto?
- Founder and CEO of Micora. Previously served as CTO of Normal Robotics, where he designed, manufactured, and shipped heat pumps, and has worked on autonomous space robotics missions with NASA JPL and Astrobotic, with published research in multi-agent robotics.
- Where does Ashten Akemoto work?
- Ashten Akemoto is Founder/CEO of Micora.
- What companies did Ashten Akemoto found?
- Ashten Akemoto founded Micora.
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