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712 people in our graph share verified history with Noah — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mike ZakunlockedNoah: together at Cornell (2014–2017)
×9Noah: together at Intel Corporation
Noah: together at University of Washington
Noah: together at JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
About
Noah Levy previously worked at SpaceX on RF and communications hardware, including phased array antenna systems and transceiver design for Starship and Dragon 2 spacecraft, as well as radar altimeter development for Falcon 9.
Founder at Nine FivesYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Noah went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Nine Fives's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Nine Fives's investors · 1
Co-founders at Nine Fives
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Andrew KurtzFounder
Experience
- Nine FivesFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Career BreakGap year2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- SpaceXSenior RF Engineer (Satellites)2023 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
- SpaceXSenior RF Engineer (Starship)2021 — 2023Hawthorne, CA
- SpaceXRF Engineer II2018 — 2021Hawthorne, California, United States
- SpaceXRF Engineer2017 — 2018Hawthorne, California, United States
- Cornell UniversityECE4530 Teaching Assistant2016 — 2017Tompkins County, New York, United States
- SpaceXRF Engineering Intern2016Hawthorne, California
- Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team (CUAUV):Acoustics Subteam Leader2012 — 2016Ithaca, NY
- Intel CorporationHardware Systems Engineering Intern2015Santa Clara, California
- Cornell UniversityResidential Advisor for Sheldon Court Residence Hall2014 — 2015Ithaca,NY
- JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Engineering Intern; GPU Programming/Hardware Design2014Pasadena, CA
- MakerBot®Software Engineering Intern2011 — 2012Brooklyn, NY
Skills & more
SDE1DilutionCorporate Cronyism1Military Industrial Complex1Phased Array1SynchronizationAnalog Circuit Design7Signal Processing6Radar6ARMPCB design2Matlab12
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VerilogPythonCEmbedded SystemsLinuxC++BashJavaLaTeXGitMATLABAmateur RadioLanguages English · Español · Spanish
- Duolingo
- Introduction to Power Electronics — Coursera
- Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
- HAM Radio General License — Federal Communications Commission
From Noah's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Noah Levy?
- Noah Levy previously worked at SpaceX on RF and communications hardware, including phased array antenna systems and transceiver design for Starship and Dragon 2 spacecraft, as well as radar altimeter development for Falcon 9.
- Where does Noah Levy work?
- Noah Levy is Founder of Nine Fives.
- What companies did Noah Levy found?
- Noah Levy founded Nine Fives.
- Where did Noah Levy go to school?
- Noah Levy studied at Y Combinator (Spring 2026 (P26) Batch); Cornell University (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical and Computer Engineering); University of Washington (Graduate Coursework, Electrical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Cornell mafia535
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John ZimmerBSFounded LyftDavid SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3Emin Gun SirerAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2
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Intel Corporation mafia195
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lip-Bu TanChief Executive OfficerFounded Walden Catalyst +2Micha Y. BreakstoneManager of the Statistical NLP groupFounded Chorus AI +2Ritik MalhotraSoftware EngineerFounded Savvy +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1
+ 188 more
MakerBot mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max FriefeldProduct Manager - Special ProjectsFounded Ultra Robotics +3Jon Miller SchwartzProduct Manager, Special ProjectsFounded Ultra +2Matthew EshedStaff Project ManagerFounded airminers +1Patrick DeemProject Manager to the President / Head of M&A and Strategic PartnershipsFounded Voodoo ManufacturingNoah Sanborn FriedmanChannel SalesFounded OuterSignalMichael KimIndustry AnalystFounded JINX
The Dalton School mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Cornell University1,397
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
+ 1,391 more
Also attended University of Washington600
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
+ 594 more
Also attended The Dalton School20
Ben LererManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauJeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsDerek GouldGeneral Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer at LogosJillian WilliamsPartner at Field VenturesEric HelfgottPrincipal at LowercarbonDavid CreminFounder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nine Fives1
Also worked at SpaceX240
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundHelen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures
+ 234 more
Also worked at Cornell University214
Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Peter MintunAssociate at ARCH Venture PartnersMaryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJustin SmithlineGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalPeter EmighFounder & President, Savoy Life at Red Cell IncubationMike AnnunziataFounder & Managing Partner at Also Capital
+ 208 more
Also worked at Intel Corporation674
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital
+ 668 more