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) — 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 — the partner who ran Control Seat's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Warren can intro founders to Control Seat's investors below.
Control Seat's investors · 1
Co-founders at Control Seat
JG
Jack GrodnickFounder
Experience
- Control Seat (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Dartmouth CollegeUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2023 — 2025Hanover, NH
- Dartmouth CollegeJames O. Freedman Presidential Scholar2024 — 2025Hanover, NH
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- SpaceXSoftware Engineer Intern2025Redmond, WA
- Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthResearch Assistant2023 — 2024Hanover, NH
- LGC, Biosearch TechnologiesResearch & Development Intern2021 — 2022Middleton, WI
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Warren Shepard?
- 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.
- Where does Warren Shepard work?
- Warren Shepard is Founder of Control Seat.
- What companies did Warren Shepard found?
- Warren Shepard founded Control Seat.
- Where did Warren Shepard go to school?
- Warren Shepard studied at Y Combinator; Dartmouth College (Mathematics and Computer Science); Middleton High School (High School Diploma).
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