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Sebastian Fischer

Founder

Founder and CEO at Wardstone

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedWardstone · YC

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300 people in our graph share verified history with Sebastian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Nona Minnifield CheeksunlockedSebastian: together at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2011–2012)
×2Sebastian: together at Lockheedmartin
×3Sebastian: together at Cruise
×3Sebastian: together at University of California, Berkeley

About

Sebastian Fischer is cofounder and CEO of Wardstone, a space defense company. He brings over a decade of engineering and product experience from roles at Amazon Prime Air, Cruise Self-Driving, Lockheed Martin, and NASA on planetary spacecraft, with an aerospace engineering degree from MIT and dual MS/MBA from Harvard.

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Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Wardstone's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sebastian can intro founders to Wardstone's investors below.

Wardstone's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Wardstone

TFTobias Fischer
Tobias FischerFounder

Experience

  1. WardstoneChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentEl Segundo, California, United States
  2. CruiseSenior Systems Engineer II2023 — 2025
  3. AmazonSenior Systems Engineering Manager2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. AmazonAerospace Systems Engineer, Prime Air2015 — 2019Seattle WA
  5. MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary SciencesUndergraduate Research2011 — 2015
  6. Lockheed MartinAssembly, Test, Launch Operations - Intern2013 — 2014Littleton, CO
  7. NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterPlanetary Magnetospheres Laboratory - Intern2011 — 2012Greenbelt, MD
  8. University of California, BerkeleyJunior Specialist2009 — 2010Berkeley CA

Skills & more

Team ManagementStrategic PlanningGerman5Matlab4Java2Python2Python (Programming Language)1Drones1Project ManagementIndustrial EngineeringSystems EngineeringFinancial Modeling
+12 morePhysical ModelingUser Experience (UX)Autonomous VehiclesAerospace EngineeringProgrammingThermodynamicsIDL programmingPlanetary ScienceMagneticsClean RoomsMagnetometerClassical Mechanics

Languages German

  • Private Pilots License with Complex Endorsement — Federal Aviation Administration

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sebastian Fischer?
Sebastian Fischer is cofounder and CEO of Wardstone, a space defense company. He brings over a decade of engineering and product experience from roles at Amazon Prime Air, Cruise Self-Driving, Lockheed Martin, and NASA on planetary spacecraft, with an aerospace engineering degree from MIT and dual MS/MBA from Harvard.
Where does Sebastian Fischer work?
Sebastian Fischer is Founder and CEO of Wardstone.
What companies did Sebastian Fischer found?
Sebastian Fischer founded Wardstone.
Where did Sebastian Fischer go to school?
Sebastian Fischer studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Master of Science - MS, Engineering Sciences).

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Tobias FischerFounder at Wardstone

Also worked at MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences1

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