FounderVerifiedPro
Jakob van Zyl
Co-founder of Hydrosat; former Associate Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Died August 26, 2020.
Longtime NASA JPL leader who co-founded Hydrosat around 2019. Hydrosat's VanZyl-1 and VanZyl-2 satellites are named in his memory.
Overview
- Role
- Co-founder, Hydrosat (deceased 2020)
- Based in
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Prior experience
Affiliated funds0
No linked records yet.
Frequently asked
- Who is Jakob van Zyl?
- Longtime NASA JPL leader who co-founded Hydrosat around 2019. Hydrosat's VanZyl-1 and VanZyl-2 satellites are named in his memory.
- What is Jakob van Zyl's role?
- Jakob van Zyl is Co-founder, Hydrosat (deceased 2020), based in Pasadena, California, USA.
Sources & citations1
Each claim links to its underlying source. Confidence reflects how directly the source supports the claim.
- 1
Hydrosat founder and former NASA JPL Associate Director Jakob (Japie) van Zyl died August 26, 2020, roughly a year after co-founding the company
socaltech.com: Hydrosat Founder, JPL and Techstars Alum Jakob VanZyl DiesReported2020-08-27