About
AyJay Lasater is CTO at Albedo. He previously served as a System Architect at Lockheed Martin, where he worked on satellite constellation design and performance analysis across small and large-scale platforms. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and an M.S. in Mechatronics from the University of Denver.
Founder at AlbedoYC W21
Intro paths
YC
AyJay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — 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 Albedo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, AyJay can intro founders to Albedo's investors below.
Albedo's investors · 17
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoBlack FlagSan Diego · $100K – $1M checksBooz Allen Venturessince 2025Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Cubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checks · since 2024Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksGiant Step CapitalChicago · since 2022Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022JetstreamSan FranciscoLombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checksRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)New YorkShield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022Standard InvestmentsNew York · since 2024TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2022Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Albedo
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Topher HaddadFounder
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Winston TriExecutive Officer, Promoter
Frequently asked questions
- Who is AyJay Lasater?
- AyJay Lasater is CTO at Albedo. He previously served as a System Architect at Lockheed Martin, where he worked on satellite constellation design and performance analysis across small and large-scale platforms. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and an M.S. in Mechatronics from the University of Denver.
- Where does AyJay Lasater work?
- AyJay Lasater is Founder of Albedo.
- What companies did AyJay Lasater found?
- AyJay Lasater founded Albedo.
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