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Ryan McLinko

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Founder/CTO at Astranis

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAstranis · YC

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Ryan McLinko is a cofounder and CTO of Astranis.

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

Founder/CTO at AstranisYC W16

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YC

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Astranis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Astranis's investors · 91

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021ACE & CompanyGenevaACME CapitalSan Francisco · since 2018Acre Venture PartnersSanta Monica · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021Agrolimen VenturesAME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026ATEL VenturesSan FranciscoBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026BAM ElevateChicago · since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2020Big Idea VenturesMiami · $200K – $3.5M checks · since 2018Black FlagSan Diego · $500K – $5M checksBlackRockMexico City · since 2026BlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksBrainchild HoldingsCAI Capital PartnersVancouverCantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checks · since 2020Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2020Cherubic VenturesGrand Cayman · $220K – $27M checksCommonweal VenturesNew York · $500K – $2.5M checksEclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2018ElefundMountain ViewFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2020Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2026Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2020Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2026Freestyle CapitalSan Rafael · $3M – $5M checks · since 2020Friends Family CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2026GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2020Garage CapitalWaterlooGreen Bay VenturesMenlo Park · since 2018Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksHaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksHelium-3 VenturesNew YorkImmad AkhundSeattle · since 2021ImmeasurableLos Angeles · $25K – $100K checks · since 2021Indicator VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checksIndustry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checks · since 2020Invariantes FundGuatemala CityItochu Technology VenturesTokyo · $4M – $213M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodK9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K checks · since 2020Koch Disruptive TechnologiesSan FranciscoLars RasmussenLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLondon Venture PartnersLondon · since 2021Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksMango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checks · since 2021Manta Ray VenturesLondonMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMONASHEESSão Paulo · $10M checksNimble PartnersSan Francisco · since 2026NKM CapitalSan FranciscoNorrsken VCStockholm · $1.1M – $3.2M checks · since 2021Nova VenturesWakefieldNTT DOCOMO VenturesTokyoPage One VenturesSilicon ValleyPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2018Presight CapitalSliema · $500K – $20M checks · since 2021Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checksQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $1.5M checks · since 2020Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2020Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checks · since 2018Rising TidePacificaSchematic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checks · since 2018SnowPoint VenturesWest Palm Beach · since 2026Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSOSVNew York · $30K – $550K checks · since 2018SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2021Team GlobalBerlinTrinity CapitalPhoenix · since 2026Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2020TriplePoint CapitalMenlo Park · $250K – $10M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoU.S. Air Forcesince 2019Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2021Uncorrelated VenturesLas Vegas · since 2021UpHonest CapitalSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M checksV1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checksVenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021Venrock AssociatesPalo Alto · since 2021Venture Investment AssociatesPeapackVisionaries ClubBerlin · $900K checks · since 2021WefunderSan FranciscoXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Astranis

JGJohn Gedmark
John GedmarkFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. AstranisCofoundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco
  2. Planet LabsSpacecraft Engineer, Lead for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Teams2014 — 2015San Francisco
  3. Space Frontier FoundationConference Advisor2013 — 2015
  4. Space Frontier FoundationConference Chair2008 — 2013
  5. Sierra Nevada CorporationSystems Engineer, Flight Control System Lead2011 — 2014
  6. TALARIS Google Lunar X PRIZEStructural Engineer2009 — 2011
  7. MIT UNP CASTORChief Engineer2008 — 2011
  8. MIT Rocket TeamLanch Vehicle Team Lead, President, Treasurer2005 — 2011
  9. Space Exploration TechnologiesSummer Intern2009 — 2010
  10. SEDS-USAVice Chair2005 — 2009
  11. Lunar and Martian Exploration SystemsSystems Engineer2007 — 2009
  12. Mars Gravity BiosatelliteLead systems engineer2005 — 2009
  13. AIAAPresident, MIT Chapter2006 — 2009
  14. E33 ProductionsPresident2005 — 2009
  15. MIT BeaMITFounder, Systems and Mechanical Engineer2006 — 2008
  16. ULA - United Launch Alliance - Lockheed Martin & BoeingSummer Intern2008
  17. SpaceVision 2007 ConferenceDirector2006 — 2007
  18. Infoscitex CorporationSummer Intern2007
  19. NCSSM RoboticsCAD Lead2003 — 2005

Skills & more

TestingDesign for ManufacturingSystems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBudgetsTrade StudiesAerospaceSpace SystemsEngineeringFinite Element AnalysisSimulationsSpacecraft
+12 moreCompositesAerospace EngineeringSatellite Systems EngineeringCADSystem DesignIntegrationProgram ManagementProposal WritingMatlabSolidworksSatelliteAnalysis

Languages Chinese

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Ryan McLinko

You Don’t Have To Be A Billionaire To Launch Satellites

Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan McLinko?
Ryan McLinko is a cofounder and CTO of Astranis.
Where does Ryan McLinko work?
Ryan McLinko is Founder/CTO of Astranis.
What companies did Ryan McLinko found?
Ryan McLinko founded Astranis.
Where did Ryan McLinko go to school?
Ryan McLinko studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Masters Degree, Aeronautics and Astronautics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor Degree, Aeronautics and Astronautics); NCSSM.
What podcasts and interviews feature Ryan McLinko?
Tracked appearances include "You Don’t Have To Be A Billionaire To Launch Satellites".

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