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Sydney Katz

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Lecturer at Stanford University · Co-Founder and CTO at Valgo

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedValgo · YC

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1,159 people in our graph share verified history with Sydney — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Sydney: together at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Sydney: together at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

About

Sydney Katz holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford, where their research focused on safe machine learning. They have held positions at Reliable Robotics, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and NASA, and have authored a textbook on validation algorithms and taught a course on validation of safety-critical systems at Stanford.

Co-Founder and CTO at ValgoYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Sydney went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Valgo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sydney can intro founders to Valgo's investors below.

Valgo's investors · 3

1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Valgo

RMRobert Moss
Robert MossCo-Founder and CEO
JQJon Qian
Jon QianCo-founder and President

Experience

  1. Stanford UniversityLecturercurrent2026 — presentStanford, California, United States
  2. ValgoCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — present
  3. Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryPostdoctoral Researcher2023 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
  4. Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryGraduate Research Assistant2018 — 2023Stanford, CA
  5. Reliable Robotics CorporationGNC Intern2022
  6. MIT Lincoln LaboratorySummer Research Intern2018Lexington, MA
  7. Washington University in St. LouisResidential Peer Mentor2015 — 2018Greater St. Louis Area
  8. Washington University in St. LouisResearch Assistant2014 — 2016Greater St. Louis Area
  9. WOOTA, LLCChief Technology Officer2014 — 2018St. Louis, MO
  10. MIT Lincoln LaboratorySummer Intern2017Lexington, MA
  11. Infoscitex CorporationOperations Analyst Intern2017Greater St. Louis Area
  12. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratorySummer Intern2016Laurel, Maryland
  13. NASA Glenn Research CenterLERCIP Intern2015Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
  14. NASA Glenn Research CenterLERCIP Intern2014Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
  15. NASA Glenn Research CenterSummer Intern2013Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Skills & more

Research6Data Analysis3Microsoft Excel6Microsoft Office8Matlab6Java5Simulink4Autodesk Inventor3

From Sydney's professional profile.

Colleagues at Stanford University

Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Gould
General Partner at The Valley Fund
Aman Verjee
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Amit Etkin
Founder at Alto Neuroscience
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Anand Lalwani
Angel at Wispr AI
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sydney Katz?
Sydney Katz holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford, where their research focused on safe machine learning. They have held positions at Reliable Robotics, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and NASA, and have authored a textbook on validation algorithms and taught a course on validation of safety-critical systems at Stanford.
Where does Sydney Katz work?
Sydney Katz is Co-Founder and CTO of Valgo and Lecturer at Stanford University.
What companies did Sydney Katz found?
Sydney Katz founded Valgo.
Where did Sydney Katz go to school?
Sydney Katz studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace); Stanford University (Master's degree, Aerospace); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering).

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