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.
GP
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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In turn, Wyatt can intro founders to Pally's investors below.
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 mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia180
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1Jonathan FriedmanBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Assembly +1Eric WangMaster of Science - MSFounded Natural +1Pranavkrishna SureshDual EnrollmentFounded Blaze Market Incorporated +1Royce ArockiasamyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pleom +1
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Virginia Tech mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Khaled HusseinMaster’s DegreeFounded Tilt +2Jason CorwinBachelor's DegreeFounded Safely Finance +1Rob LaFaveBAFounded Foodzie +1John HigginbothamBSCEFounded BlueridgeCorey ThomasComputer Science & Political ScienceFounded CloudZeroAnuj ShahGraduate Teaching AssistantFounded Rethink Yearbooks
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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 AhluwaliaAutonomy Engineer InternFounded Surtr Defense Systems
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Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology409
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 CapitalDan LupuInvestor at Earlybird Venture Capital
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Also attended Virginia Tech147
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 AI25
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 VenturesCaroline SabattAssociate at Audere Capital
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Also worked at Cvent6
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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 VCBenjamin NaovaratVenture Scout at Cybernetix VenturesZach MalonePrincipal at Draper TriangleSocrates ZachariasPrincipal at BIOSPRING PARTNERS
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