About
Matija Milenovic holds an MS in Aerospace Engineering from KTH Stockholm. He founded Porkchop, developing electric propulsion systems for satellites that launched on SpaceX Transporter-3, and previously led engineering teams at Destinus working on supersonic unmanned systems and directed manufacturing operations in Ukraine.
Founder at Hop AeroYC S26
Intro paths
Matija went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hop Aero's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Matija can intro founders to Hop Aero's investors below.
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Co-founders at Hop Aero
Experience
- Hop AeroCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentOrange County, CA
- DestinusSystem Engineer2023 — 2024Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- porkchopCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2022Stockholm, Sweden
- KTH HyperloopTechnical Marketing Engineer2018 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
- EricssonIntern2016 — 2018Athlone
Skills & more
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PrototypingMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelManagementAvionicsAircraft SystemsFunctional TestingSystems EngineeringAnsys Mechanical APDLAnsys MechanicalAsset ManagementLanguages English · French · Gaeilge · Serbian · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matija Milenovic?
- Matija Milenovic holds an MS in Aerospace Engineering from KTH Stockholm. He founded Porkchop, developing electric propulsion systems for satellites that launched on SpaceX Transporter-3, and previously led engineering teams at Destinus working on supersonic unmanned systems and directed manufacturing operations in Ukraine.
- Where does Matija Milenovic work?
- Matija Milenovic is Founder of Hop Aero.
- What companies did Matija Milenovic found?
- Matija Milenovic founded Hop Aero.
- Where did Matija Milenovic go to school?
- Matija Milenovic studied at Y Combinator (S26 Batch); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Aerospace Engineering - Space & Satellite Specialisation); University College Dublin (Bachelor of Engineering Science (BSc.), Mechanical Engineering).
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