Steve Messinger
FounderFounder at Perseus Defense
Austin, Texas, United States
FoundedPerseus Defense · YC
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About
Steve Messinger is co-founder and CTO of Perseus Defense, with research and applied work in swarm robotics and autonomous systems. He has previously developed autonomy systems for Boeing aircraft and collaborative control systems for unmanned maritime platforms.
Founder at Perseus DefenseYC S25
Intro paths
Steve went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Perseus Defense's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Steve can intro founders to Perseus Defense's investors below.
Perseus Defense's investors · 6
Co-founders at Perseus Defense
Experience
- Perseus DefenseCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EpiSci (acquired by Applied Intuition)Research Scientist - Collaborative Autonomy2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Aurora Flight SciencesGuidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State UniversityR&D Engineering Graduate Assistant2020 — 2022State College, Pennsylvania, United States
- The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State UniversityR&D Engineering Intern2019 — 2020State College-DuBois Area
Skills & more
- FAA Part 107 Certified UAS Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
- Reinforcement Learning: AI Flight with Unity ML-Agents — Udemy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Messinger?
- Steve Messinger is co-founder and CTO of Perseus Defense, with research and applied work in swarm robotics and autonomous systems. He has previously developed autonomy systems for Boeing aircraft and collaborative control systems for unmanned maritime platforms.
- Where does Steve Messinger work?
- Steve Messinger is Founder of Perseus Defense.
- What companies did Steve Messinger found?
- Steve Messinger founded Perseus Defense.
- Where did Steve Messinger go to school?
- Steve Messinger studied at Y Combinator; Penn State University (Master of Science - MS, Aerospace); Penn State University (Bachelor's degree, Aerospace Engineering).
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Also worked at Perseus Defense1
Also worked at EpiSci (acquired by Applied Intuition)1
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