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Ben Schleuniger

Founder

CEO at Orbital Operations

Huntington Beach, California, United States

FoundedOrbital Operations · YC

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About

Ben Schleuniger is the co-founder and CEO of Orbital Operations. He previously held engineering roles at NASA focusing on propulsion, SpaceX, and Relativity Space, where he worked on rocket engine systems and led the development of components and integrated design teams.

CEO at Orbital OperationsYC W25

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YC

Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — 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 Orbital Operations's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Orbital Operations's investors · 23

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Batch Venturessince 2025Black FlagSan Diego · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Buckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checks · since 2025Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checks · since 2025DTX VCDallas · since 2025GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2025GoAhead VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Karman VenturesAustin · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Maiora Rebel Venturessince 2025Network VCMenlo Park · since 2025Olive Tree CapitalBoston · since 2025ProCap VelocityLynnwood · since 2025Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Recursion Venturessince 2025SaxeCap AdvisorsSan Francisco · since 2025TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Venture Investment AssociatesPeapack · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025Zachary Ginsburg FundsLynnwood · since 2025

Co-founders at Orbital Operations

RDRoss Doherty
Ross DohertyCOO
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Schleuniger?
Ben Schleuniger is the co-founder and CEO of Orbital Operations. He previously held engineering roles at NASA focusing on propulsion, SpaceX, and Relativity Space, where he worked on rocket engine systems and led the development of components and integrated design teams.
Where does Ben Schleuniger work?
Ben Schleuniger is CEO of Orbital Operations.
What companies did Ben Schleuniger found?
Ben Schleuniger founded Orbital Operations.

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