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Skyler Chan

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder & CEO at GRU Space (YC W26)
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Skyler Chan is the Founder and CEO of GRU Space, a Y Combinator-backed startup building the first hotel on the Moon. A UC Berkeley EECS graduate, he has experience from Teslas vehicle software team and contributed to a NASA-funded 3D printer that was launched into space.

Skyler has been passionate about space since childhood, aspiring to be an astronaut and learning to fly gliders in high school. In his free time, he enjoys flying drones, working out at the gym, and filming videos with friends. He grew up in Vancouver and cites astronaut Chris Hadfield as a role model.

Unique fact: He was an Air Force-trained pilot at the age of 16.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Skyler shows up

Systematic
Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Skyler cares about

Interplanetary Habitation
His stated life mission is to make humanity an interplanetary species, with GRU Space's goal to build habitats on the Moon and eventually cities on Mars.
Space Tourism
He views lunar tourism as the critical first step and economic driver for creating a sustainable and scalable human presence on the Moon.
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Career

Work history

2025
Founder & CEO
GRU Space (YC W26)
5-2024 - 8-2024
Software Engineer Intern
Tesla
1-2024 - 8-2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research
1-2024 - 5-2024
Venture Scout
Soma Capital
9-2023 - 7-2024
SpaceCAL Undergraduate Researcher
UC Berkeley College of Engineering
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Education details unavailable
Y Combinator
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of California, Berkeley
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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