About
Avi Gotskind is co-founder and chief growth officer at Voltair. He previously worked as a consultant advising aerospace and space companies on go-to-market and government affairs strategy, including roles with ExoAnalytic Solutions, Virgin Galactic, and Amazon Kuiper.
Founder at VoltairYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Avi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Voltair's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Avi can intro founders to Voltair's investors below.
Voltair's investors · 2
Co-founders at Voltair
Experience
- VoltairCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- PeaceWorks Foundation (formerly OneVoice)Emerging Leaders Council Member2025
- VelosGovernment Relations - Space & Defense2025
- Onero InstituteDirector; Middle East Program2024 — 2025
- TAMID Group at The George Washington UniversityMember2022 — 2025
- TAMID Group at The George Washington UniversityCo Project Manager2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)NatSec Policy2024 — 2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- HushStrategy Consulting2024
- Buligo CapitalAsset Management2023Israel
- RightHearStrategy Consulting2023
- RISE EducationMarketing2019 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
- National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA)Percussionist2017 — 2019
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · German · Hebrew
From Avi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avi Gotskind?
- Avi Gotskind is co-founder and chief growth officer at Voltair. He previously worked as a consultant advising aerospace and space companies on go-to-market and government affairs strategy, including roles with ExoAnalytic Solutions, Virgin Galactic, and Amazon Kuiper.
- Where does Avi Gotskind work?
- Avi Gotskind is Founder of Voltair.
- What companies did Avi Gotskind found?
- Avi Gotskind founded Voltair.
- Where did Avi Gotskind go to school?
- Avi Gotskind studied at Y Combinator (W26); The George Washington University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Major in International Affairs); Nanyang Technological University Singapore (Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations and Affairs).
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