Ryan Westerdahl
FounderCEO & Co-Founder at Turion Space
Irvine, California, United States
FoundedTurion Space Β· YC
About
Ryan Westerdahl spent over eight years at SpaceX, where he worked on data pipeline automation, performance simulations, vibration testing, and hardware design. He has a background in aerospace engineering.
CEO & Co-Founder at Turion SpaceYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Turion Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Turion Space's investors below.
Turion Space's investors Β· 25
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoAsymmetry VenturesRichmond Β· $125K β $500K checksAurelia FoundryWellesley Β· since 2026Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington Β· $500K β $2M checksCenter15 CapitalLos Angeles Β· since 2026DG Daiwa VenturesForward Deployed VCsince 2026Forward Venture CapitalDenver Β· $50K β $500K checksFoundersXSilicon Valley Β· since 2026FoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyHOF CapitalNew York Β· $25K β $15M checks Β· since 2026Imagination CapitalNew York Β· $100K β $150K checksImmeasurableLos Angeles Β· $25K β $100K checksIndustrious VenturesDenver Β· since 2026MagnetarEvanston Β· since 2026Magnetar Capitalsince 2026Pi CampusRome Β· $55K β $540K checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco Β· $250K β $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2022Unpopular VenturesMiami Β· $100K β $500K checksVeteran Ventures CapitalMcLean Β· $50K β $250K checksVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco Β· $200K β $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2021ZillionizePalo Alto Β· $200K checks
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Co-founders at Turion Space
Experience
- Turion SpaceCEO/Co-Foundercurrent2021 β presentIrvine, California, United States
- SpaceXDynamics Engineer II2019 β 2021Hawthorne, California
- SpaceXDynamics Engineer2015 β 2019California
- SpaceXPropulsion Development Engineering Intern2013 β 2015Hawthorne
- University of Washington Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsUndergraduate Researcher2012 β 2013
- AerojetProject Engineering Intern2012
- PitchBook DataPrivate Equity Data Analysis Intern2011 β 2012Seattle, Washington, United States
- Karakorum Inc.Mechanical Engineering Intern2011
Skills & more
Matlab56Microsoft Office26Java39PowerPoint9Microsoft Excel12Microsoft Word8SolidWorks6Solidworks7Customer Service8Research10Teamwork9Public Speaking6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Westerdahl?
- Ryan Westerdahl spent over eight years at SpaceX, where he worked on data pipeline automation, performance simulations, vibration testing, and hardware design. He has a background in aerospace engineering.
- Where does Ryan Westerdahl work?
- Ryan Westerdahl is CEO & Co-Founder of Turion Space.
- What companies did Ryan Westerdahl found?
- Ryan Westerdahl founded Turion Space.
- Where did Ryan Westerdahl go to school?
- Ryan Westerdahl studied at University of Washington (Masters, Civil Engineering); University of Washington (Bachelor's degree, Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering).
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