Summary
Jordan Noone is a founder, investor, and operator who builds frontier engineering companies, from pioneering 3D-printed orbital rockets at Relativity Space to co-founding Zoo, which creates full‑stack generative AI hardware design tools. As Co-Founder and General Partner at deep‑tech VC Embedded Ventures and Executive Chairman of Zoo, he blends hands‑on technical leadership with early‑stage investing to accelerate hardware‑centric startups. A USC aerospace alum who obtained the world’s first student FAA clearance to fly a rocket to space, he remains deeply involved in mentoring and advisory roles across USC and national STEM programs. Jordan’s career spans high‑impact propulsion roles at SpaceX and Blue Origin and a track record of translating aerospace-grade engineering into commercially scalable platforms. An uncommon mix of operator, inventor, and investor, he focuses on the intersection of advanced manufacturing, AI, and space.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering at University of Southern California