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Sohrab Haghighat

Founder

CEO at Hestus, Inc. · Founder at SpaceRyde

United States

FoundedHestus, Inc. · YCSpaceRyde · YC

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Job SimonunlockedSohrab: together at Cymer (2015)
Sohrab: together at Cruise
×8Sohrab: together at Y Combinator
×2Sohrab: together at University of Toronto

About

Sohrab holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and was an early employee at Cruise, where he led Planning and Controls teams. He founded SpaceRyde, a space transportation company, which he led for six years before exiting; he is currently running another venture through Y Combinator.

CEO at Hestus, Inc.YC S24

Intro paths

YC

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

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In turn, Sohrab can intro founders to Hestus, Inc.'s investors below.

Hestus, Inc.'s investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Hestus, Inc.

KCKevin Chu
Kevin ChuCTO

Founder at SpaceRydeYC W19

Intro paths

YC

Sohrab went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Sohrab can intro founders to SpaceRyde's investors below.

SpaceRyde's investors · 3

Backbone AngelsTorontoPi CampusRome · $55K – $540K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Experience

  1. HestusCEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Career BreakGap year2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. SpaceRydeFounder & CEO2018 — 2023
  4. Cruise AutomationPlanning and Controls, Senior Engineering Manager2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Cruise AutomationControls, Engineering Manager2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Cruise AutomationControls Engineer2015San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CymerSenior Algorithms Engineer2014 — 2015Greater San Diego Area
  8. MERLMember Research Staff2012 — 2014Cambridge, MA
  9. Messier-Bugatti-DowtyPerformance Specialist2012Ajax, Canada
  10. University of TorontoGraduate Research Assistant2007 — 2012Toronto, Canada
  11. University of WaterlooGraduate Research Assistant2005 — 2007Waterloo, Canada

Skills & more

Matlab23Simulations21Optimization15Aeroelasticity6Control Systems Design12Aerodynamics5Aircraft Design4Python6Numerical Analysis7LaTeX6Robotics9Algorithms4
+5 moreMathematical ModelingSimulinkSensorsModelingEntrepreneurship

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Who is Sohrab Haghighat?
Sohrab holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and was an early employee at Cruise, where he led Planning and Controls teams. He founded SpaceRyde, a space transportation company, which he led for six years before exiting; he is currently running another venture through Y Combinator.
Where does Sohrab Haghighat work?
Sohrab Haghighat is CEO of Hestus, Inc. and Founder at SpaceRyde.
What companies did Sohrab Haghighat found?
Sohrab Haghighat founded Hestus, Inc., SpaceRyde.
Where did Sohrab Haghighat go to school?
Sohrab Haghighat studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Creative Destruction Lab (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace).

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