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Philip Johnston

Unicorn founder

Founder/CEO at Starcloud

FoundedStarcloud$1.1B · YC

About

Philip Johnston is a second-time founder with prior experience at McKinsey & Co., where he worked on satellite initiatives for government space agencies. He holds an MPA in National Security & Technology from Harvard University, an MBA from Wharton, and an MA in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics from Columbia University, and is a CFA Charter holder.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder/CEO at StarcloudYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Philip went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — 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 Starcloud's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Philip can intro founders to Starcloud's investors below.

Co-founders at Starcloud

EFEzra Feilden
AOAdi Oltean
Adi OlteanFounder

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Philip Johnston

The Case For Data Centers In Space

Lightcone

Inside The Startup Launching AI Into Space

Hard Tech

Frequently asked questions

Who is Philip Johnston?
Philip Johnston is a second-time founder with prior experience at McKinsey & Co., where he worked on satellite initiatives for government space agencies. He holds an MPA in National Security & Technology from Harvard University, an MBA from Wharton, and an MA in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics from Columbia University, and is a CFA Charter holder.
Where does Philip Johnston work?
Philip Johnston is Founder/CEO of Starcloud.
What companies did Philip Johnston found?
Philip Johnston founded Starcloud.
What podcasts and interviews feature Philip Johnston?
Tracked appearances include "The Case For Data Centers In Space", "Inside The Startup Launching AI Into Space".

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