About
Giuseppe Rapisarda is an aerospace engineer with over five years of experience designing and manufacturing composite components for unmanned aerial vehicles, rockets, and satellites. He previously worked at Rocket Factory Augsburg, where he designed and simulated composite aerospace structures.
Founder at AxialYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Giuseppe went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β the partner who ran Axial's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Giuseppe can intro founders to Axial's investors below.
Axial's investors Β· 1
Experience
- Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2025 β present
- Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFAAerospace Structures Engineer2024Porto, Portugal
- Accelerate MECo-Head of Programme2023 β 2024Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- Accelerate MEGrowth Associate2022 β 2023Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- Manchester UAV SocietyLab assistant2021 β 2024Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- Maxim IntegratedManufacturing Engineering Intern2020Catania, Sicily, Italy
Skills & more
Mission OperationsAvionicsPower DistributionAerospace ManufacturingAerospace StructuresPropulsionElectronicsCompositesStartupsVenture CapitalAerospace EngineeringElectrical Engineering
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Mechanical EngineeringFinite Element Analysis (FEA)Computer-Aided Design (CAD)3D PrintingCreative WritingMarketing StrategyProject ManagementStorytellingPublic SpeakingCritical ThinkingInterpersonal SkillsTeam LeadershipLanguages English Β· Italian
- TensorFlow Developer Certificate in 2022: Zero to Mastery β Udemy
- Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp β Udemy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Giuseppe Rapisarda?
- Giuseppe Rapisarda is an aerospace engineer with over five years of experience designing and manufacturing composite components for unmanned aerial vehicles, rockets, and satellites. He previously worked at Rocket Factory Augsburg, where he designed and simulated composite aerospace structures.
- Where does Giuseppe Rapisarda work?
- Giuseppe Rapisarda is Founder of Axial.
- What companies did Giuseppe Rapisarda found?
- Giuseppe Rapisarda founded Axial.
- Where did Giuseppe Rapisarda go to school?
- Giuseppe Rapisarda studied at Imperial College London (Master's degree, Advanced Aerospace Composite Materials); The University of Manchester (Bachelor's degree, Aerospace); Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei (High School Diploma).
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