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Noah Levy

Founder

Founder at Nine Fives

Greater Seattle Area

FoundedNine Fives · YC

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.

GP

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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In turn, Noah can intro founders to Nine Fives's investors below.

Nine Fives's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Nine Fives

AKAndrew Kurtz
Andrew KurtzFounder

Experience

  1. Nine FivesFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Career BreakGap year2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. SpaceXSenior RF Engineer (Satellites)2023 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
  4. SpaceXSenior RF Engineer (Starship)2021 — 2023Hawthorne, CA
  5. SpaceXRF Engineer II2018 — 2021Hawthorne, California, United States
  6. SpaceXRF Engineer2017 — 2018Hawthorne, California, United States
  7. Cornell UniversityECE4530 Teaching Assistant2016 — 2017Tompkins County, New York, United States
  8. SpaceXRF Engineering Intern2016Hawthorne, California
  9. Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team (CUAUV):Acoustics Subteam Leader2012 — 2016Ithaca, NY
  10. Intel CorporationHardware Systems Engineering Intern2015Santa Clara, California
  11. Cornell UniversityResidential Advisor for Sheldon Court Residence Hall2014 — 2015Ithaca,NY
  12. JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Engineering Intern; GPU Programming/Hardware Design2014Pasadena, CA
  13. MakerBot®Software Engineering Intern2011 — 2012Brooklyn, NY

Skills & more

SDE1DilutionCorporate Cronyism1Military Industrial Complex1Phased Array1SynchronizationAnalog Circuit Design7Signal Processing6Radar6ARMPCB design2Matlab12
+12 moreVerilogPythonCEmbedded SystemsLinuxC++BashJavaLaTeXGitMATLABAmateur Radio

Languages 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).

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