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Marguerite Benoist

Founder

Co-Founder at AquaShield

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAquaShield · YC

About

Marguerite Benoist is a robotics researcher from Harvard who serves as co-founder and CTO at AquaShield.

Co-Founder at AquaShieldYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Marguerite went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran AquaShield's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Marguerite can intro founders to AquaShield's investors below.

AquaShield's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at AquaShield

PBPaul Beckers
Paul BeckersCo-Founder

Experience

  1. AquaShield (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesRobotics Researcher2025Кембридж, MA
  3. AIR6 SYSTEMS | AIRBORNE ROBOTICSML Software Engineer2024 — 2025Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
  4. EPFL XploreTeam Leader Navigation Team2023 — 2024Lausanne, Vaud, Suisse
  5. EPFL XploreMember of Navigation Team2022 — 2023Lausanne, Vaud, Suisse
  6. Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneGraduate Student Researcher2023 — 2024Lausanne, Vaud, Suisse
  7. Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneTeaching Assistant2024
  8. Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneTeaching assistant in electrical machines2021 — 2022Lausanne, Vaud, Suisse
  9. Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneTeaching assistant in Linear Algebra2021 — 2022Lausanne, Vaud, Suisse

Skills & more

Programmation

From Marguerite's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Marguerite Benoist?
Marguerite Benoist is a robotics researcher from Harvard who serves as co-founder and CTO at AquaShield.
Where does Marguerite Benoist work?
Marguerite Benoist is Co-Founder of AquaShield.
What companies did Marguerite Benoist found?
Marguerite Benoist founded AquaShield.
Where did Marguerite Benoist go to school?
Marguerite Benoist studied at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Master Thesis, Robotics); EPFL; Lycée Français de Bruxelles (Baccalauréat européen, Science).

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