About
Sebastian Völkl co-founded Dalus, which develops software for modeling and validating complex systems in aerospace and defense. He previously co-founded a software startup that was acquired and a hardware company focused on brain-computer interface electronics, and worked on a European Space Agency project involving modeling systems for lunar habitation.
Founder at DalusYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Sebastian 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 Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Dalus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Sebastian can intro founders to Dalus's investors below.
Dalus's investors · 10
AIR CapitalBuenos Aires · since 2026Avesta FundDenver · $2M – $5M checks · since 2026Dalus CapitalMexico City · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Danta Fundsince 2026Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026EWA CapitalBogotá · since 2026LMNT VenturesMercer IslandSavia VenturesSantiago · since 2026VitaminºCZurich · $540K – $1.6M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Dalus
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Eliot KhachiFounder
Experience
- Dalus (YC W25)Co-Founder/CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- INCOSELos Angeles Chapter Membercurrent2025 — present
- National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA)Systems Engineering Division Membercurrent2025 — present
- hackerBCICo-Founder/CEO2021 — 2024
- On DeckOps2022San Francisco
- mediaireOps2020 — 2022
- CampuskraftCo-Founder2019 — 2021München, Bayern, Deutschland
Skills & more
DalusSystems Engineering3Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE)3SysML2CAMEOMagicDrawStart-ups14Python4Business-to-Business (B2B)3Tech RecruitingBrain-computer Interfaces2Hiring
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CryptoWeb3Data ScienceDeep LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)NeurosciencePandas (Software)JupyterBusiness Innovation (Geschäftsinnovation)Lean Start-UpArtificial Neural NetworksNumPyLanguages Englisch · German
- Conceptual Design for a Greenhouse Module on the Moon using MBSE and SysML — European Space Agency - ESA
- Medici Project Grantee (From the Creators of the Thiel Fellowship) — 1517 Fund
- Supervised Learning with scikit-learn — DataCamp
- Python for Data Science and AI — IBM
- Neuroscience — Harvard University
- Startup School SUS20 — Y Combinator
From Sebastian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sebastian Völkl?
- Sebastian Völkl co-founded Dalus, which develops software for modeling and validating complex systems in aerospace and defense. He previously co-founded a software startup that was acquired and a hardware company focused on brain-computer interface electronics, and worked on a European Space Agency project involving modeling systems for lunar habitation.
- Where does Sebastian Völkl work?
- Sebastian Völkl is Founder of Dalus.
- What companies did Sebastian Völkl found?
- Sebastian Völkl founded Dalus.
- Where did Sebastian Völkl go to school?
- Sebastian Völkl studied at Y Combinator.
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