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Warren Shepard

Founder

Founder at Control Seat

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedControl Seat Β· YC

About

Warren Shepard studied at Dartmouth College, worked on Starlink at SpaceX, and previously held a security role at Microsoft. He is now developing a SCADA system for factory automation and equipment monitoring.

Founder at Control SeatYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Warren went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β€” the partner who ran Control Seat's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Warren can intro founders to Control Seat's investors below.

Control Seat's investors Β· 1

Co-founders at Control Seat

JGJack Grodnick

Experience

  1. Control Seat (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 β€” present
  2. Dartmouth CollegeUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2023 β€” 2025Hanover, NH
  3. Dartmouth CollegeJames O. Freedman Presidential Scholar2024 β€” 2025Hanover, NH
  4. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. SpaceXSoftware Engineer Intern2025Redmond, WA
  6. Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthResearch Assistant2023 β€” 2024Hanover, NH
  7. LGC, Biosearch TechnologiesResearch & Development Intern2021 β€” 2022Middleton, WI

Education

  1. Y Combinator2026
  2. Dartmouth CollegeMathematics and Computer Science2022 β€” 2026
  3. Middleton High SchoolHigh School Diploma2018 β€” 2022

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