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Tobias Fischer

Founder

Founder at Wardstone

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedWardstone · YC

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

Mike ZakunlockedTobias: together at Cornell (2019–2022)
Tobias: together at UC Santa Barbara
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Tobias: together at Astranis

About

Tobias Fischer is cofounder of Wardstone, where he leads technical development of defense spacecraft. He previously worked at Astranis on geostationary communication satellites and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University, where he served as Chief Spacecraft Engineer on a lunar CubeSat mission.

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Intro paths

YC

Tobias 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, Tobias can intro founders to Wardstone's investors below.

Wardstone's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Wardstone

SFSebastian Fischer
Sebastian FischerFounder and CEO

Experience

  1. WardstoneChief Technical Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Astranis Space TechnologiesSpacecraft Engineer2025
  3. Astranis Space TechnologiesElectrical Integration Engineer2022 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Cislunar ExplorersChief Spacecraft Engineer2021 — 2022Ithaca, New York, United States
  5. Cislunar ExplorersSoftware Team Lead2020 — 2021Ithaca, New York, United States
  6. Cislunar ExplorersFlight Software Engineer2020Ithaca, New York, United States
  7. AstranisAssembly, Integration, & Testing Intern2021San Francisco, California, United States
  8. CreeEquipment Engineering Intern2020Durham, North Carolina, United States
  9. Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at UCSBPropulsion Design Engineer2019Santa Barbara, California

Skills & more

Systems EngineeringSystem Integration1SolidWorks7Robotics9Python10Data Analysis3Confocal MicroscopyMachiningLaTeX1Java2Matlab3Team Leadership1
+9 moreManufacturing ProcessesPublic SpeakingAdditive Manufacturing3D PrintingAutodesk Fusion 360Generative DesignJMPFailure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)Python (Programming Language)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tobias Fischer?
Tobias Fischer is cofounder of Wardstone, where he leads technical development of defense spacecraft. He previously worked at Astranis on geostationary communication satellites and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University, where he served as Chief Spacecraft Engineer on a lunar CubeSat mission.
Where does Tobias Fischer work?
Tobias Fischer is Founder of Wardstone.
What companies did Tobias Fischer found?
Tobias Fischer founded Wardstone.
Where did Tobias Fischer go to school?
Tobias Fischer studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator; Stanford University (Silicon Valley Innovation Academy, Technology Entrepreneurship).

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