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) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, John can intro founders to Stackup's investors below.
Stackup's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Stackup
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Hazim JumaliFounder & CTO
Experience
- BymorningFoundercurrent2021 β present
- SpaceXSr. Mission Manager2021Hawthorne, CA
- RelativityDirector of Vehicle Engineering2018 β 2020Los Angeles, California
- RelativityLead of Vehicle Systems2016 β 2018Los Angeles, California
- Virgin GalacticSpaceship Propulsion Performance Engineer2014 β 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).
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Shared employers
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