About
Jonathan Yaney is the founder of SpinLaunch, a venture-backed company developing a kinetic space launch system intended to provide orbital delivery services for the small satellite industry. He is a pilot with over 1,000 hours of flight time and has 15 years of experience founding companies across the consulting, IT, SaaS, construction, and aerospace industries.
Founder at SpinLaunch
Intro paths
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In turn, Jonathan can intro founders to SpinLaunch's investors below.
SpinLaunch's investors · 9
ATW PartnersNew York · since 2025Catapult VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $1.5M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLauder PartnersLos AltosLobby CapitalPalo AltoMana VenturesEsteroMatter Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2025Starlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checksTeam GlobalBerlin
Experience
- SpinLaunchFounder & CEO2014 — 2024
Skills & more
Management12Strategic Planning12Public Speaking10Entrepreneurship23Aerospace14Lean Startup8Satellite Systems7Project Management11Systems Engineering7Social Networking10Start-ups14Integration5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Yaney?
- Jonathan Yaney is the founder of SpinLaunch, a venture-backed company developing a kinetic space launch system intended to provide orbital delivery services for the small satellite industry. He is a pilot with over 1,000 hours of flight time and has 15 years of experience founding companies across the consulting, IT, SaaS, construction, and aerospace industries.
- Where does Jonathan Yaney work?
- Jonathan Yaney is Founder of SpinLaunch.
- What companies did Jonathan Yaney found?
- Jonathan Yaney founded SpinLaunch.





