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Jonathan Yaney

Founder & CEO, SpinLaunch

Jonathan Yaney founded SpinLaunch in 2014, with the mission to expand access to space by developing end-to-end technology solutions that dramatically lower costs and carbon emissions. Mr. Yaney is a serial entrepreneur with 15 years’ experience founding companies in SaaS, consulting, IT, and construction industries. He is a 1,000+ hour pilot and in 2019, was featured in WIRED as one of the 25 top innovators to watch. SpinLaunch was also recently named to TIME Magazine’s 2022 Top 100 Most Influential Companies list, as well as Fast Company’s 2023 Most Innovative Companies list. 

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