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Jacob Portukalian

Founder

CEO at Cascade Space

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCascade Space · YC

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About

Jacob Portukalian has worked as a communications systems architect at SpaceX, Tyvak, and Astra. He founded Cascade Space to develop communications infrastructure for space exploration.

CEO at Cascade SpaceYC X25

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Cascade Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Cascade Space's investors · 20

Aliaksandr HudzilinAsymmetry VenturesRichmond · $125K – $500K checksAurelia FoundryWellesley · since 2026Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checksGarage CapitalWaterloo · since 2026HAWKTAILSan Francisco · since 2026Karman VenturesAustin · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksMGV.VCSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026Night CapitalCapitola · since 2026Nova Threshold Trust LimitedOlive CapitalAthertonPalm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026PioneerToronto, OntarioRolling Fun GPLynnwoodTekedia CapitalLagos · $1K checksTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksUndeterred CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026Valkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Cascade Space

AAArlen Abraham
Arlen AbrahamFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacob Portukalian?
Jacob Portukalian has worked as a communications systems architect at SpaceX, Tyvak, and Astra. He founded Cascade Space to develop communications infrastructure for space exploration.
Where does Jacob Portukalian work?
Jacob Portukalian is CEO of Cascade Space.
What companies did Jacob Portukalian found?
Jacob Portukalian founded Cascade Space.

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