Zane Mountcastle
Co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, a defense sensor/system-integration company.
Zane Mountcastle is co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, an El Segundo, California-based company building vendor-neutral middleware that connects sensors, drones, robots, and command-and-control systems for the military. He and fellow NYU Abu Dhabi alumnus Martin Slosarik spent years developing autonomous systems and sensors as contractors for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) before founding Picogrid with Slosarik and Dan Chirita in 2020. The company has since raised a $12M seed (2024) and a $45M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners (2026).
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & CEO
- Based in
- El Segundo, California, USA
- Prior experience
- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
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- x.com/zanemountcastle
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Frequently asked
- Who is Zane Mountcastle?
- Zane Mountcastle is co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, an El Segundo, California-based company building vendor-neutral middleware that connects sensors, drones, robots, and command-and-control systems for the military. He and fellow NYU Abu Dhabi alumnus Martin Slosarik spent years developing autonomous systems and sensors as contractors for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) before founding Picogrid with Slosarik and Dan Chirita in 2020. The company has since raised a $12M seed (2024) and a $45M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners (2026).
- What is Zane Mountcastle's role?
- Zane Mountcastle is Co-Founder & CEO, based in El Segundo, California, USA.
- Where did Zane Mountcastle work before?
- Zane Mountcastle's prior roles include U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
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