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Ross Doherty

Founder

COO at Orbital Operations

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedOrbital Operations · YC

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Ross Doherty is co-founder and COO of Orbital Operations. He previously worked in aerospace manufacturing and propulsion at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space, where he led turbomachinery manufacturing for the Aeon-R engine and managed Flight Termination System qualification for the TM-1 rocket.

COO at Orbital OperationsYC W25

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Ross went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Orbital Operations's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Orbital Operations's investors · 23

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Batch Venturessince 2025Black FlagSan Diego · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Buckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checks · since 2025Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checks · since 2025DTX VCDallas · since 2025GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2025GoAhead VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Karman VenturesAustin · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Maiora Rebel Venturessince 2025Network VCMenlo Park · since 2025Olive Tree CapitalBoston · since 2025ProCap VelocityLynnwood · since 2025Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Recursion Venturessince 2025SaxeCap AdvisorsSan Francisco · since 2025TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Venture Investment AssociatesPeapack · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025Zachary Ginsburg FundsLynnwood · since 2025

Co-founders at Orbital Operations

BSBen Schleuniger
Ben SchleunigerCEO
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ross Doherty?
Ross Doherty is co-founder and COO of Orbital Operations. He previously worked in aerospace manufacturing and propulsion at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space, where he led turbomachinery manufacturing for the Aeon-R engine and managed Flight Termination System qualification for the TM-1 rocket.
Where does Ross Doherty work?
Ross Doherty is COO of Orbital Operations.
What companies did Ross Doherty found?
Ross Doherty founded Orbital Operations.

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