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Payton Case

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Co-founder & CEO at Dispatch

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDispatch · YC

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242 people in our graph share verified history with Payton — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jim BridenstineunlockedPayton: together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2020)
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Payton: together at Astranis

About

Payton Case is co-founder and CEO of Dispatch, which develops satellites for in-space manufacturing. He previously worked at Astranis as an engineer in the office of the CTO, contributing to spacecraft architecture, production, and mission operations.

Co-founder & CEO at DispatchYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Payton 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 Dispatch's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Payton can intro founders to Dispatch's investors below.

Dispatch's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksPrecursor VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Dispatch

AMAndrew Mello
Andrew MelloCo-founder & CTO
DNDanny Nemer
Danny NemerCo-founder & President

Experience

  1. Dispatch | YC P26Cofounder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Astranis Space TechnologiesChief Engineer - Office of the CTO2024 — 2025
  3. Astranis Space TechnologiesThermal Engineer2022 — 2024
  4. Purdue Overclocking GroupFounder and Head2020 — 2022West Lafayette, IN
  5. The Aerospace CorporationSpacecraft Thermal Engineer Intern2021El Segundo, CA
  6. JacobsSpace Tech Challenge 2021 Winner2021West Lafayette, IN
  7. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationL'SPACE Mission Concept Academy Chief Engineer2020West Lafayette, IN
  8. JacobsSpace Tech Challenge 2020 Winner2020West Lafayette, IN
  9. Cooling Technologies Research CenterSummer Undergraduate Research Fellow2020West Lafayette, IN

Frequently asked questions

Who is Payton Case?
Payton Case is co-founder and CEO of Dispatch, which develops satellites for in-space manufacturing. He previously worked at Astranis as an engineer in the office of the CTO, contributing to spacecraft architecture, production, and mission operations.
Where does Payton Case work?
Payton Case is Co-founder & CEO of Dispatch.
What companies did Payton Case found?
Payton Case founded Dispatch.
Where did Payton Case go to school?
Payton Case studied at Purdue University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace Engineering).

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