Founder lineage
The SpaceX diaspora
10 robotics companies were founded by people who came from SpaceX. Every branch is a verified role plus a verified founding.
SourceSpaceX
- Phantom Space2019
Founded by Jim Cantrell · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Max Benassi · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Lewis C Jones · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Jacob Balaj · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Justin Fiaschetti · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Jack Oswald · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Ryan Westerdahl · ex-SpaceX
Founded by Jaret Matthews · ex-SpaceX
Common questions
How many robotics companies came out of SpaceX?
10 verified robotics companies were founded by people who previously worked at SpaceX, according to the DEPLOY registry. They include Phantom Space, Apex Space, Cosmic Robotics, Hop Aero, Inversion Space, Neuralink, Singularity, Turion Space, and more.
What is a founder-lineage or "diaspora" tree?
It traces where a company's people go next: everyone who held a role at SpaceX and then founded their own robotics company. It is built only from verified role and founding records in the DEPLOY registry, so every branch links to the person and the company.
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