Tyler James Pierce
FounderFounder at Turion Space
Irvine, California, United States
FoundedTurion Space · YC
About
Tyler James Pierce is an aerospace engineer with over a decade of experience in the aerospace and defense sector, including work on concept development, testing, and automation systems for large-scale programs. He is pursuing an executive MBA and has expertise in multi-disciplinary optimization, thermal testing, and robotic automation systems.
Founder at Turion SpaceYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Tyler went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Turion Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tyler can intro founders to Turion Space's investors below.
Turion Space's investors · 25
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoAsymmetry VenturesRichmond · $125K – $500K checksAurelia FoundryWellesley · since 2026Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksCenter15 CapitalLos Angeles · since 2026DG Daiwa VenturesForward Deployed VCsince 2026Forward Venture CapitalDenver · $50K – $500K checksFoundersXSilicon Valley · since 2026FoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyHOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checks · since 2026Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checksImmeasurableLos Angeles · $25K – $100K checksIndustrious VenturesDenver · since 2026MagnetarEvanston · since 2026Magnetar Capitalsince 2026Pi CampusRome · $55K – $540K checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2022Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checksVeteran Ventures CapitalMcLean · $50K – $250K checksVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks
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Co-founders at Turion Space
Experience
- Turion SpaceCo-Founder, Presidentcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
- Y CombinatorTurion Space2021United States
- ATA EngineeringEngineering Analyst2017 — 2021San Diego County, California, United States
- ElectroimpactRobotics and Automation Design Engineer2016 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- Lockheed Martin ADP (Skunk Works)Aerodynamics Engineer2015 — 2016United States
- SpaceXPropulsion Analysis Engineer2014Hawthorne, California
- University of WashingtonAerodynamics and Heat Transfer Lead Engineer - Capstone Design2013 — 2014
- CD-adapcoComputational Fluid Dynamics Support Engineer2013Bellevue, WA
- AIAAAircraft Design - Design, Build, Fly Systems Lead2012 — 2013University of Washington
- ElectroimpactRobotics Engineer2012
- D3 Technologies AGAeronautical Engineering Intern2010 — 2012
Skills & more
Matlab23Aerospace18Engineering18CFD17CAD14Aerospace Engineering12Technical Writing4Testing4Simulink6Mathematica5Aerodynamics10Propulsion8
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Wind Tunnel TestingFluid DynamicsLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tyler James Pierce?
- Tyler James Pierce is an aerospace engineer with over a decade of experience in the aerospace and defense sector, including work on concept development, testing, and automation systems for large-scale programs. He is pursuing an executive MBA and has expertise in multi-disciplinary optimization, thermal testing, and robotic automation systems.
- Where does Tyler James Pierce work?
- Tyler James Pierce is Founder of Turion Space.
- What companies did Tyler James Pierce found?
- Tyler James Pierce founded Turion Space.
- Where did Tyler James Pierce go to school?
- Tyler James Pierce studied at University of Washington (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering); UC San Diego (Executive MBA, Business Administration).
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