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Sascha Wise

Founder

Founder at Elodin

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedElodin · YC

About

Sascha Wise is a co-founder of Elodin Systems, which develops simulation tools for aerospace. With a background in physics and software engineering experience spanning database systems for central banks and flight software for deep space missions, Wise focuses on developing solutions for complex problems in the aerospace domain.

Founder at ElodinYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Sascha went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Elodin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sascha can intro founders to Elodin's investors below.

Elodin's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Elodin

DDDaniel Driscoll
Daniel DriscollFounder
TGTom Gurka
Tom GurkaFounder
AVAkhil Velagapudi
Akhil VelagapudiFounder

Experience

  1. Stoke SpaceVehicle Software Engineercurrent2025 — present
  2. Elodin Systems, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. AstroForgeFlight Software Engineer2023 — 2024
  4. AstroForgeFlight Software Engineer2023
  5. M10 NetworksSenior Software Engineer2019 — 2023
  6. Self-EmployedSoftware Developer2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. TokenSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Embedded Software1LinuxEmbedded SystemsRustSwiftSystems Engineering1Distributed Systems1PhysicsWeb DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentiOS Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sascha Wise?
Sascha Wise is a co-founder of Elodin Systems, which develops simulation tools for aerospace. With a background in physics and software engineering experience spanning database systems for central banks and flight software for deep space missions, Wise focuses on developing solutions for complex problems in the aerospace domain.
Where does Sascha Wise work?
Sascha Wise is Founder of Elodin.
What companies did Sascha Wise found?
Sascha Wise founded Elodin.
Where did Sascha Wise go to school?
Sascha Wise studied at University of Auckland (Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics); Y Combinator.

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