Where does Dante Vaisbort work?

Dante Vaisbort is Founder of Albacore Inc. and Co-Founder & COO at Haylon Technologies.

What companies did Dante Vaisbort found?

Dante Vaisbort founded Albacore Inc., Haylon Technologies.

Where did Dante Vaisbort go to school?

Dante Vaisbort studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, Classical Studies); University of Oxford (Visiting Student, St Catherine's College); Y Combinator (S25).

Dante Vaisbort

Founder

Founder at Albacore Inc. · Co-Founder & COO at Haylon Technologies

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedAlbacore Inc. · YC Haylon Technologies

30 Under 30 2025 · Energy & Green Tech

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1,004 people in our graph share verified history with Dante — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kike MirallesunlockedDante: together at McKinsey & Company (2021)

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About

Dante Vaisbort studied Classics at the University of Chicago and has founded multiple defense technology startups, including a prior company that worked on autonomous system-focused power technologies for the Department of Defense. He is now building underwater drone technology at Albacore Inc.

Founder at Albacore Inc.YC S25

Intro paths

Dante went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Albacore Inc.'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Dante can intro founders to Albacore Inc.'s investors below.

Albacore Inc.'s investors · 4

468 CapitalBerlin BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks Brave CapitalSan Rafael Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Albacore Inc.

John HuddlestonFounder

Co-Founder & COO at Haylon Technologies

Intro paths

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In turn, Dante can intro founders to Haylon Technologies's investors below.

Haylon Technologies's investors · 2

NextFab VenturesPhiladelphia · since 2023 TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Haylon Technologies

Namin ShahCo-Founder & CEO

Raj LullaCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

Albacore Inc.Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
Haylon TechnologiesCo-Founder2022 — 2025
ShiftDefense Ventures Fellowship Host2023
McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
AccentureConsulting Summer Analyst2020Greater New York City Area

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dante Vaisbort?: Dante Vaisbort studied Classics at the University of Chicago and has founded multiple defense technology startups, including a prior company that worked on autonomous system-focused power technologies for the Department of Defense. He is now building underwater drone technology at Albacore Inc.
Where does Dante Vaisbort work?: Dante Vaisbort is Founder of Albacore Inc. and Co-Founder & COO at Haylon Technologies.
What companies did Dante Vaisbort found?: Dante Vaisbort founded Albacore Inc., Haylon Technologies.
Where did Dante Vaisbort go to school?: Dante Vaisbort studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, Classical Studies); University of Oxford (Visiting Student, St Catherine's College); Y Combinator (S25).

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About

Founder at Albacore Inc.YC S25

Intro paths

Albacore Inc.'s investors · 4

Co-founders at Albacore Inc.

Co-Founder & COO at Haylon Technologies

Intro paths

Haylon Technologies's investors · 2

Co-founders at Haylon Technologies

Experience

Frequently asked questions

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

Techstars mafia2,005

McKinsey & Company mafia736

University of Oxford mafia622

University of Chicago mafia191

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Also worked at Albacore Inc.2

Also worked at Shift3

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Also worked at Accenture1,342