About
Darell Chua has held systems performance architecture roles at Rivian and a technical staff position at DSO National Labs Singapore, and holds a master's degree in computer engineering from UC San Diego. He has developed hardware and software systems for aerospace and drone applications.
Founder at DaqstraYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Darell went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Daqstra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Darell can intro founders to Daqstra's investors below.
Daqstra's investors · 1
Co-founders at Daqstra
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Anchit KumarFounder
Experience
- DaqstraFoundercurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- DSO National LaboratoriesMember of Technical Staff2025 — 2026
- UC San DiegoLab Teaching Assistant2022 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- UC San DiegoMedical Device Research Assistant2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- RivianSoftware Development and Engineering2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Student Foundation Investment Committee UCSDQuantitative Developer2023 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- SEDS UCSDPropulsion Team Avionics Lead, Platform Architect2023 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- SEDS UCSDPresident2022 — 2023La Jolla, California, United States
- SEDS UCSDLander Testbed Electrical Lead2020 — 2022California, United States
- SEDS UCSDBusiness Team Events Media Coordinator2021 — 2022
- RivianSystems Performance Architecture Intern2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- DSO National LaboratoriesControls Research and Development Intern2022Singapore, Singapore
- Model United Nations at UCSDTravel Director2021 — 2022San Diego, California, United States
- Triton Unmanned Aerial SystemsSafety Pilot Trainer2021 — 2022San Diego, California, United States
- Triton Unmanned Aerial SystemsAirframe Sub-Team Member and Safety Pilot Trainee2020 — 2021San Diego, California, United States
- DSTAResearch Intern2020
- Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)Third Sergeant (3SG)2018 — 2020Singapore
- Vinit Chhabra Law CorporationLegal Intern2018
- DSO National LaboratoriesResearch Intern2016Singapore Wind Tunnel, Temasek Labs
- Nanyang Technological UniversityResearch Intern2015CREATE Labs at the National University of Singapore
- AIS CubeIntern2013 — 2015Singapore
- DSO National LaboratoriesMonocopter Research Intern2014Singapore
Skills & more
CommunicationTeamwork1Problem Solving1Public Speaking4Leadership4Agile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementControl Systems DesignLogistics ManagementInternational LogisticsCloud Computing IaaSVertical Integration
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DockerLinuxJavaScriptGitNatural Language Processing (NLP)Software DevelopmentSoftware EngineerOscilloscopeNumerical ModelingElectrical EngineeringProduct QualityPrototypingLanguages English · French
- 6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Advance Linux Course — The Cyberassembly
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Darell Chua?
- Darell Chua has held systems performance architecture roles at Rivian and a technical staff position at DSO National Labs Singapore, and holds a master's degree in computer engineering from UC San Diego. He has developed hardware and software systems for aerospace and drone applications.
- Where does Darell Chua work?
- Darell Chua is Founder of Daqstra.
- What companies did Darell Chua found?
- Darell Chua founded Daqstra.
- Where did Darell Chua go to school?
- Darell Chua studied at UC San Diego (Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering); UC San Diego (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering); NUS High School of Mathematics & Science (Diploma).
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