Ian CinnamonFounder

United States - Los Angeles, California

Ian Cinnamon is a seasoned entrepreneur with deep experience leading teams, advising executives, designing products, and engineering solutions that utilize new technologies and fundamental shifts in human behavior.

Ian is the founder and CEO of Apex, a spacecraft manufacturing company based in Los Angeles. Apex manufactures these satellite buses as scale using a combination of software, vertical integration, and hardware that is designed for manufacturing. Apex's spacecraft unlock the future of society: ranging from earth observation to communications and more.

Previously, Ian's company Synapse Technology Corporation (backed by Founders Fund, Village Global, 8VC, IQT) was acquired by Palantir (NYSE:PLTR). Synapse, which was based on Ian's behavioral research at MIT, invented an artificial intelligence platform that augments X-ray security checkpoints, securing hundreds of millions of bags at airports, courthouses, and event venues globally. Ian's technology led to the seizure of thousands of firearms, knives, and other prohibited items that would not have otherwise been detected.

Prior to Synapse Technology Corporation, Ian cofounded Superlabs and sold the firm to Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) where he served as Director of Product post-acquisition. Ian received his B.S. from MIT, MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is a Y Combinator alumnus as well as a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient.

At a young age, Ian taught himself computer science which led to authoring the Scientific American Book Club bestseller "Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius" and, later, the Amazon bestseller and #1 new release "DIY Drones for the Evil Genius."