Summary
Scott Hasbrouck is a founder and engineering leader with 11+ years of experience building software, aerospace systems, and fintech products across startups and research organizations. He launched his first software consultancy in middle school, built a community wireless ISP in college, and later shipped an iPad utility that reached 1.5 million users before raising $2.5M for his first VC-backed startup. Scott has served as CTO and VP of Engineering for YC-backed and enterprise-focused companies, and now leads Orcrist while driving sales engineering for Quantum Motors. His aerospace work includes NASA collaborations on onboard AI for deep-space missions and autonomous on-orbit rendezvous with non-cooperative targets, blending avionics research with practical flight software. Based in Melbourne, Florida, he bridges product, research, and commercial teams to push on-orbit technologies and crypto-enabled lending into emerging markets. A licensed private pilot since his teens, he brings hands-on operational insight to technical leadership and systems design.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Y Combinator
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Science - BS Chemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS Chemistry at Spring Arbor University
English, Italian