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153 people in our graph share verified history with Wyatt — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Rashad AssirunlockedWyatt: together at Virginia Tech (2015–2016)
×5Wyatt: together at Shield AI
Wyatt: together at Gambit
×2Wyatt: together at Georgia Institute of Technology
About
Wyatt Lansford is a machine learning engineer with expertise in robotics and autonomy who previously won the DARPA AlphadogFight Trials and developed autonomous aircraft and robots before joining Shield AI. He now focuses on human-AI interface development at Pally.
Co-founder & CTO at PallyYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Wyatt went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pally's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Pally's investors · 3
Co-founders at Pally
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Haz HubbleFounder
Experience
- Pally (YC S25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- woozCo-Founder & CTO2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- GambitFounding Engineer, Machine Learning2023 — 2024Cupertino, California, United States
- Motion2Ai, IncMachine Learning Research Engineer2022 — 2023Mountain View, California, United States
- Shield AIMachine Learning Research Engineer2019 — 2022Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- CventMachine Learning Intern2019
- UPMC EnterprisesMachine Learning Intern2018Pittsburgh, PA
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine LabComputational Modeling Research Intern2017 — 2018Virginia Tech
Skills & more
software engineering3Machine Learning6Robot Operating System (ROS)2Robotics2Research and Development (R&D)3Software Development2Reinforcement Learning2machine learning4Python8Python (Programming Language)5SQL3PyTorch1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wyatt Lansford?
- Wyatt Lansford is a machine learning engineer with expertise in robotics and autonomy who previously won the DARPA AlphadogFight Trials and developed autonomous aircraft and robots before joining Shield AI. He now focuses on human-AI interface development at Pally.
- Where does Wyatt Lansford work?
- Wyatt Lansford is Co-founder & CTO of Pally.
- What companies did Wyatt Lansford found?
- Wyatt Lansford founded Pally.
- Where did Wyatt Lansford go to school?
- Wyatt Lansford studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Computer Science); Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computational Modeling and Data Analytics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Orchestra +1
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Virginia Tech mafia108
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Khaled HusseinMaster’s DegreeFounded Tilt +2Joseph DeSimone, PhDDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Blue Current +2John HigginbothamBSCEFounded Blueridge +1Jason CorwinBachelor's DegreeFounded Safely Finance +1Rob LaFaveBAFounded Foodzie +1Mike HenryPh.DFounded Parasail +1
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Shield AI mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jesse RobbinsAngel InvestorFounded Chef +1David FrankelSeed InvestorFounded Founder CollectiveKingsley AdvaniInvestorFounded AllocationsDavid Zhi LuoZhangSoftware Engineering and ML InternFounded Bronco AIHarsha GundalaAutonomyFounded MoonshineAnshul AhluwaliaSenior Robotics EngineerFounded Surtr Defense Systems
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Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology701
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Also attended Virginia Tech286
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pally (YC S25)2
Also worked at Shield AI24
Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesWill CoffieldCo-founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesAatish NayakPartner at KPCB
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Also worked at Cvent11
Greg BenanteInvestor, IPD Capital at IPD CapitalGenevieve LeMarchalFounder & General Partner at Suncoast VenturesGillian KrugProgram Manager at Conscious Venture LabIla SharmaGlobal People Architect at super{set}Sanju BansalAdvisory Board at Blue Delta CapitalAndrew SnyderChief Customer Experience Officer at Level Access
+ 5 more
Also worked at UPMC Enterprises8
Ken HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersBrian McVeighVenture Partner, USA at 4BIO CapitalShivdev RaoCEO, Abridge & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCZach MalonePrincipal at Draper TriangleSocrates ZachariasPrincipal at BIOSPRING PARTNERSDillan DiNardoFounder/CEO at Mindstate Design Labs
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