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Emil Ares

Founder

Founder at Marengo

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMarengo · YC

About

Founder of Marengo who previously studied physics at Cambridge and worked on high-power magnet systems at the MagLab facility. He has also worked with the UK Space Agency and started his first company as a teenager.

Founder at MarengoYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Emil 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 Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Marengo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Emil can intro founders to Marengo's investors below.

Marengo's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Marengo

GMGad Marconi
Gad MarconiFounder

Experience

  1. Marengo (YC S26)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. BioimpactFounder2016 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. ViasatSystems Engineer Researcher2024 — 2025
  4. UK Space AgencyControl Systems Engineer2024Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  5. National High Magnetic Field LaboratoryQuantum Matter Researcher2023Tallahassee, Florida, United States
  6. Cavendish Laboratory - Department of Physics at the University of CambridgeQuantum Matter Researcher2023Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  7. Royal Air Force (RAF)RAF Cadet2013 — 2017Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Machine Learning1Flight Training1Electrical Design1Mechanical Engineering1Start-up Leadership1Business Ownership1PX4 Autopilot1
  • ESA Concurrent Design Challenge — European Space Agency - ESA
  • Private Pilots License — Civil Aviation Authority
  • Generative AI with Large Language Models — DeepLearning.AI
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification — DeepLearning.AI, Stanford University

From Emil's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emil Ares?
Founder of Marengo who previously studied physics at Cambridge and worked on high-power magnet systems at the MagLab facility. He has also worked with the UK Space Agency and started his first company as a teenager.
Where does Emil Ares work?
Emil Ares is Founder of Marengo.
What companies did Emil Ares found?
Emil Ares founded Marengo.
Where did Emil Ares go to school?
Emil Ares studied at University of Cambridge (BA, MA); Y Combinator; Cranfield University (MSc, Astronautics and Space Engineering).

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