About
Jonathan Downey co-founded Airware and has founded multiple AI companies. He has invested in numerous startups across sectors including autonomous vehicles, software observability, HR analytics, and synthetic biology.
Founder/CEO at AirwareYC W13
Intro paths
YC
Jonathan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jonathan can intro founders to Airware's investors below.
Airware's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Airware
BS
Brad SchillerFounder/Vice President Operations & Business Development
Experience
- Founders PledgePledgercurrent2018 β present
- WovenCEO, Head of Product, and Founder2023 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Candidate LabsFounder, CEO, & AI/ML Product Manager2019 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SignalFireScout Investor2018 β 2020
- SignalFireEntrepreneur In Residence2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AUVSIBoard Member2015 β 2019
- Career BreakGap year2017 β 2018
- AirwareFounder & Board Director2011 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- AirwareFounder and CEO2011 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Commercial Drone FundGeneral Partner2015 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Grand Canyon AirlinesCommercial Pilot2011Boulder City, NV
- Gripos USALead Electrical and Product Development Engineer2007 β 2011Henderson, NV
- BoeingSoftware and Flight Controls Engineer2005 β 2010Irvine, CA
Skills & more
Early-Stage Startups1Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementExecutive Management1Commercial Pilot1Jet Pilot1Start-ups50Recruiting1HiringRobotics42Systems Engineering46Aerospace40
+12 more
AvionicsEngineeringSimulationsProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipElectronicsSoftware DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringLeadershipEmbedded SystemsMatlabSolidworksLanguages English
- CE-510S Type Rating β Federal Aviation Administration
- CE-525S Type Rating β Federal Aviation Administration
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Downey?
- Jonathan Downey co-founded Airware and has founded multiple AI companies. He has invested in numerous startups across sectors including autonomous vehicles, software observability, HR analytics, and synthetic biology.
- Where does Jonathan Downey work?
- Jonathan Downey is Founder/CEO of Airware.
- What companies did Jonathan Downey found?
- Jonathan Downey founded Airware.
- Where did Jonathan Downey go to school?
- Jonathan Downey studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Kingwood High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox
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Founders Pledge mafia20
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Brent HobermanCo-FounderFounded Founders Keepers +2Fabian HeilemannAmbassador & Climate ChampionFounded Aenu +1Ferry HeilemannAmbassador & Climate ChampionFounded Aenu +1Magnus HambletonFounders Pledge MemberFounded Depict +1Stefan WalterPledgerFounded NAPDaniel DuboisPledgerFounded Handled
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SignalFire mafia7
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Kingwood High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at Founders Pledge53
Rouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesStefan WalterInvestor at Cavalry VenturesNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcAndrew McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorDaniel DuboisInvestor at Side Door VenturesJonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook
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Also worked at Candidate Labs1
Also worked at SignalFire37
RossInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedTom RyanInvestor at FELIX CAPITALSooah ChoFormer Underscore Principal at Underscore VCAndrew ReidDirector, GTM Recruiting at SignalFireAsher BantockHead of Research at SignalFireChris FarmerPartner & CEO at SignalFire
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