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10,172 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ted ChaiunlockedJohn: together at YC S22 (2022)
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About
John Rising is co-founder and CEO of Stackup, a crypto asset management platform. He previously held engineering leadership roles at SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Relativity Space, where he served as head of rocket engineering.
Founder at StackupYC S22
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Stackup's investors · 3
Co-founders at Stackup
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Hazim JumaliFounder & CTO
Experience
- BymorningFoundercurrent2021 — present
- SpaceXSr. Mission Manager2021Hawthorne, CA
- RelativityDirector of Vehicle Engineering2018 — 2020Los Angeles, California
- RelativityLead of Vehicle Systems2016 — 2018Los Angeles, California
- Virgin GalacticSpaceship Propulsion Performance Engineer2014 — 2016Mojave, CA
Skills & more
Matlab18LabVIEW9ANSYSPython (Programming Language)Engineering15Space Systems10Rocket Propulsion14Systems Engineering5System Architecture1Project Management3Composites7Data Analysis7
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Risk ManagementProgram ManagementMechanical EngineeringAerospaceAerospace EngineeringProduct DesignSolution ArchitectureAnalytical SkillsProduct DevelopmentEngineering ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Rising?
- John Rising is co-founder and CEO of Stackup, a crypto asset management platform. He previously held engineering leadership roles at SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Relativity Space, where he served as head of rocket engineering.
- Where does John Rising work?
- John Rising is Founder of Stackup.
- What companies did John Rising found?
- John Rising founded Stackup.
- Where did John Rising go to school?
- John Rising studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), System Design and Management); University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,444
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Also attended University of Southern California947
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at SpaceX221
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundHelen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures
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Also worked at Relativity24
Jordan NooneGeneral Partner at Embedded VenturesAlex CheeCo-Founding Partner, Credit / Termina at Tribe Capital FirstlookNancy XiaoInvestor at HeadlineJory BellGeneral Partner at Playground GlobalJerry OrzechPRINCIPAL, INVESTMENT TEAM at Crosscut VenturesRyan McCalleyManaging Partner and Founder at SQN Venture Partners, LLC
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Also worked at Virgin Galactic9
A.C. CharaniaAdvisor - Ex. CTO Nasa at Balerion Space VenturesMandy VaughnOperating Partner at Embedded VenturesDerek HandleyFuturist, entrepreneur, and student fascinated by what it means to live well in an increasingly chaotic worldChristine ChoiPartner at M13Dave ClarkPartner at Expansive VenturesBilly ThalheimerFounder at REGENT
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