About
Nate Hamet is co-founder and CEO of Quindar. He has worked in the space industry for nearly a decade, holding roles at Lockheed Martin, OneWeb, and Orbital Effects in electrical, software, and mission design; at OneWeb he contributed to the architecture of a ground system for satellite operations. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace and meteorology from the University of Michigan.
Nate Hamet @natehamet
The industry is moving from closed, single-satellite systems to large, multi-vendor constellations across distributed networks. Most complex systems werenβt built for that and it shows. Theyβre tightly coupled or force manufacturers to build unique, exquisite systems that fail https://t.co/V0UjKOjIcf
May 5, 2026 Β· β₯ 4 Β· β 1
Nate Hamet @natehamet
This is the attitude we have at @QuindarSpace. Itβs why the Quindar tone and name exists! https://t.co/rWTIhXe9sH
Apr 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Nate Hamet @natehamet
Cost & schedule overrun is par for the course for satellite ground systems. The true costs is we will continue to rely on tech that became operational in 2007 (!!!). This is exactly why we started @QuindarSpace - where we can deploy modern gov ground systems in months not years. https://t.co/TjDcXbA552
Mar 31, 2026 Β· β₯ 3
Founder at QuindarYC S22
Intro paths
Nate went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Quindar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Nate can intro founders to Quindar's investors below.
Quindar's investors Β· 6
Co-founders at Quindar
Experience
- QuindarChief Executive Officercurrent2022 β presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Orbital EffectsDirector of Mission Software2021 β 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Orbital EffectsSenior Software Engineer2020 β 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- OneWebSenior Software Engineer2019 β 2020McLean, Virginia, United States
- OneWebSatellite Command & Control Software Engineer2016 β 2018Mountain View, California
- Lockheed MartinSenior Software Engineer2016Sunnyvale, California
- Lockheed MartinSystems Integration and Test Engineer2014 β 2016Sunnyale, California
- University of MichiganGraduate Student Instructor2014Ann Arbor, Michigan
- University of MichiganProject Manager for the Michigan Balloon Recovery & Satellite Testbed (MBuRST)2011 β 2014Ann Arbor, MI
- University of MichiganResearch Assistant2011
- CLOUD: Balloon Platform Rural Internet ProviderChief Engineer2013 β 2014Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education
- Y Combinator2022
- University of MichiganM.Eng. Space Systems Engineering, Instrumentation & Payload Systems2013 β 2014
- University of MichiganB.S.E. Earth Systems Science & Engineering, Meteorology2009 β 2013
Skills & more
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Also attended University of Michigan493
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Shared employers
Also worked at Quindar6
Also worked at Orbital Effects5
Also worked at OneWeb7
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Also worked at Lockheed Martin99
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