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Bram Schork

Founder

Founder & CEO at General Astronautics

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedGeneral Astronautics · YC

About

Bram Schork studied aerospace engineering at Caltech and has worked on hardware reliability systems for SpaceX's Starlink division, developed optical tracking systems at SBIR-funded startups, and shipped industrial autonomous robots before founding General Astronautics.

Founder & CEO at General AstronauticsYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Bram went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran General Astronautics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Bram can intro founders to General Astronautics's investors below.

General Astronautics's investors · 2

Tekedia CapitalLagos · $1K checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. General AstronauticsFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. Cosmic RoboticsRobotics Engineering2025San Francisco, CA
  3. SpaceXStarlink Lasers Engineer2024Redmond, WA
  4. IMETALX GROUP, LLCSimulation Engineer2023 — 2024Sausalito, CA
  5. AnsysSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022Pennsylvania, United States
  6. GLAMCOR GLOBAL LLCElectrical Engineer2020

Skills & more

STKComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Project Management3D Printing4Python (Programming Language)1Public SpeakingProblem SolvingLeadershipMechanical Design and AnalysisSchematic Design3

Languages English

  • STK Grand Master L3 Certification — AGI (Analytical Graphics, Inc.)
  • Technician Class Amateur Radio License — Federal Communications Commission

From Bram's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bram Schork?
Bram Schork studied aerospace engineering at Caltech and has worked on hardware reliability systems for SpaceX's Starlink division, developed optical tracking systems at SBIR-funded startups, and shipped industrial autonomous robots before founding General Astronautics.
Where does Bram Schork work?
Bram Schork is Founder & CEO of General Astronautics.
What companies did Bram Schork found?
Bram Schork founded General Astronautics.
Where did Bram Schork go to school?
Bram Schork studied at Caltech (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering); The Haverford School.

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