Pele Collins
FounderFounder | CTO at Beyond Reach Labs
Brooklyn, New York, United States
FoundedBeyond Reach Labs · YC
About
Pele Collins spent six years at SpaceX managing engineering and production teams on parachute systems, and served as a technical lead for plasma-facing components at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. He is now co-founder of Beyond Reach Labs, focusing on deployment systems for space structures.
Founder | CTO at Beyond Reach LabsYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Pele went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Beyond Reach Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Pele can intro founders to Beyond Reach Labs's investors below.
Beyond Reach Labs's investors · 1
Co-founders at Beyond Reach Labs
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Mitchell FogelsonFounder | CEO
Experience
- Beyond Reach Labs (YC W26)Co-Founder, CTOcurrent2025 — present
- SpaceXManager, Parachutes Production and Engineering2024 — 2025Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsTechnical Team Lead, Plasma Facing Components2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- SpaceXSenior Structures Engineer2021 — 2023Hawthorne, California, United States
- SpaceXStructures Engineer II2020 — 2021Hawthorne, California
- SpaceXStructures Engineer2018 — 2020Hawthorne, California
- University of PennsylvaniaTeaching Assistant2014 — 2018
- TeslaMechanical Design Engineering Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SpaceXStructures Engineering Intern2016Hawthorne, California
- Volvo Car South AfricaApprentice Service Mechanic2015Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- RobohandIntern2014Centurion, South Africa
Skills & more
SolidWorks19Matlab12Robotics6Microcontrollers4Machining83D Printing5C3Microsoft Office15Leadership11PowerPoint10Project Management6Customer Service4
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Microsoft ExcelManagementMicrosoft WordResearchLaser CuttingData AnalysisMicrosoft PowerPointPublic SpeakingSocial MediaANSYSLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pele Collins?
- Pele Collins spent six years at SpaceX managing engineering and production teams on parachute systems, and served as a technical lead for plasma-facing components at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. He is now co-founder of Beyond Reach Labs, focusing on deployment systems for space structures.
- Where does Pele Collins work?
- Pele Collins is Founder | CTO of Beyond Reach Labs.
- What companies did Pele Collins found?
- Pele Collins founded Beyond Reach Labs.
- Where did Pele Collins go to school?
- Pele Collins studied at University of Pennsylvania (Master’s Degree, Robotics); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics); University of Cape Town (Mechanical Engineering).
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