About
Erik Franks has founded two startups and raised $2.3M in funding. He has managed teams of approximately 50 employees, secured 20+ NASA contracts, and overseen the shipment of 1.5M orders.
Founder/CEO at TesseractYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Erik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Erik can intro founders to Tesseract's investors below.
Tesseract's investors · 2
Co-founders at Tesseract
JG
Jeff GibsonFounder/COO
JT
Jake TeufertFounder/CTO
Experience
- CisluneCEOcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- TesseractCEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Benchmark Space SystemsDirector of Sales2020 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Space for HumanityFinancial Consultant2020
- International Space University USA Alumni AssociationDirector of Information Technologies and Communications2014 — 2018
- Masten Space SystemsOperations Manager2015 — 2017Mojave, CA
- Masten Space SystemsRocket Systems Engineer2013 — 2015Mojave, CA
- Velocity AirplaneAirplane Builder & Test Pilot2009 — 2012
- Frugal Media Inc.Founder and CEO2002 — 2010Austin, Texas Area
- OutlookSoftProduct Management Analyst2004Austin, Texas Area
Education
- International Space UniversitySpace Resources Professional Course2021
- Y CombinatorSummer 2017 Batch, Startup Entrepreneurship2017 — 2019
- International Space UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Space Studies2012 — 2013
- The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics1998 — 2003
Skills & more
Economics5Human Resources3Executive Management9Programming21Software Project Management7Private Pilot20Retail Category Management1Fulfillment ManagementWarehouse Management1Reporting Systems1Version ManagementDatabase Administration1
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SalesEntrepreneurshipAerospaceAircraftEngineeringTestingProgram ManagementProject ManagementMicrosoft SQL ServerMatlabPlane BuilderAnalysis- CPR/First Aid — Antelope Valley College
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Also attended International Space University11
Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcTamryn BarkerSector Director, Mining & Nature at Founders FactoryPawel ChudzinskiPartner at Point NineTal ShaharVenture Partner at Deep InsightMarlene GrenonAdvisor at IA Seed VenturesRishi KhanProduct Lead at Futuresight
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Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin278
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
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