Will Nida

Will Nida is the Co-founder of Forerunner AI, a Y Combinator-backed aerospace technology startup, and is based in Stanford, California. He earned a 2025 Bachelor of Science in Physics and Computer Science from Stanford University, where he led multiple aerospace initiatives including the development of a liquid bi-propellant rocket and a throttleable engine for the Stanford Student Space Initiative. Prior to founding his current company alongside Yash Kadadi, Nida worked in Starship Propulsion Engineering at SpaceX, serving as the responsible engineer for the Starship V2 Reaction Control System. His technical hardware and software solutions have been deployed across major aerospace organizations, supporting operations for SpaceX's Starlink, Anduril's Altius system, and NASA's International Space Station. Nida currently focuses on combining his deep propulsion engineering expertise with artificial intelligence to optimize commercial aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul processes.