Engineer leaves a16z to launch robotics startup Ixian Robotics
oyhsu · x · 2026-09-10
Jacob Zietek announced his departure from a16z to found Ixian Robotics, a new robotics startup. In a launch post he reflected on the past year and described building the company as knocking down dominoes he'd spent years setting up. His former team at espricewright immediately opened a requisition for engineers excited about "American Dynamism" — Jacob-shaped or not.
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