Where does Zach 'Jerry' Williams work?

Zach 'Jerry' Williams is Founder of Icarus.

What companies did Zach 'Jerry' Williams found?

Zach 'Jerry' Williams founded Icarus.

Where did Zach 'Jerry' Williams go to school?

Zach 'Jerry' Williams studied at US Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) (TOPGUN Graduate); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree).

Zach 'Jerry' Williams

Founder

Founder at Icarus

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedIcarus · YC

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Zach "Jerry" Williams is Head of Operations at Icarus, where he leads strategy including product development and launch, go-to-market, test and evaluation, and compliance. He previously served as a TOPGUN instructor pilot with over 13 years of experience and flew combat missions in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan piloting the F/A-18F.

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Zach went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Icarus's investors · 31

468 CapitalBerlin A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checks ACADEMY INVESTORNew York AIN VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checks Alt CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks Duke Capital PartnersDurham Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)New York · $100K – $2M checks Golden Gate VenturesSingapore · $1M – $5M checks HAWKTAILSan Francisco Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Massive Tech VenturesSeattle · since 2025 Mergus VenturesSão Paulo · $100K – $1M checks NebularNew York · since 2025 Nexus Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks OurCrowdJerusalem PioneerToronto, Ontario Predictive VCNew York City Rice CapitalCovina Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2025 Spot VCNewark Transpose Platform ManagementSan Francisco Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks Valkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark City Valon Capital Ventioneers CapitalOakville WefunderSan Francisco Xtal VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025 Zypsy CapitalSan Francisco · $50K – $400K checks

Co-founders at Icarus

Henry KwanFounder

Cameron Hargis

Experience

IcarusHead of Operationscurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
IcarusDirector of Strategy2026El Segundo, CA
US NavyDirector of F-35 Readiness Operations2024 — 2026Lemoore Station, California, United States
US NavyTOPGUN Instructor2021 — 2024Fallon, Nevada, United States
US NavyFA-18 Pilot2017 — 2021Lemoore Station, California, United States
US NavyNaval Aviation Pilot Training2013 — 2017
Fehr & PeersTransportation Planner2012 — 2013Roseville, California, United States

Skills & more

Cross-functional Team Leadership2Strategic Influence2Data Storytelling1Product Management1Operational Planning2Data Visualization1Strategy Alignment1Teaching1Public Policy1Transportation Planning1Consulting1Organizational Alignment1

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Who is Zach 'Jerry' Williams?: Zach "Jerry" Williams is Head of Operations at Icarus, where he leads strategy including product development and launch, go-to-market, test and evaluation, and compliance. He previously served as a TOPGUN instructor pilot with over 13 years of experience and flew combat missions in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan piloting the F/A-18F.
Where does Zach 'Jerry' Williams work?: Zach 'Jerry' Williams is Founder of Icarus.
What companies did Zach 'Jerry' Williams found?: Zach 'Jerry' Williams founded Icarus.
Where did Zach 'Jerry' Williams go to school?: Zach 'Jerry' Williams studied at US Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) (TOPGUN Graduate); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree).