About
Ashwin Iyer is co-founder and co-CEO of Instinct. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from QMUL and a master's degree in industrial systems, manufacturing and management from the University of Cambridge, with prior research experience on jet engines at Imperial College London and consulting work across venture capital, metalworking, and electronics sectors.
Founder at Instinct SpaceYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Ashwin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Instinct Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ashwin can intro founders to Instinct Space's investors below.
Instinct Space's investors · 2
Co-founders at Instinct Space
AP
Alex Pinel NeparidzeFounder
JD
Joaquim DicksonFounder