Press Kit for Karan Talati


Karan Talati is the CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance, which has raised $20 million in capital since its founding in 2018. First Resonance builds a Factory OS for the aerospace, automotive, and robotics industries and now powers over 40 leading manufacturers. These companies are leaders in cutting-edge products like eVTOLs (air taxis), rockets, electric boats, and robotic construction products. Karan built his company in collaboration with the world’s best engineers from companies like SpaceX, Tesla, and Apple, and he is saving his clients countless hours and dollars with their innovative, flexible, and data-driven approach to modern manufacturing.
Karan created First Resonance after gaining valuable insight on the future from working at SpaceX. With his team at First Resonance, Karan has created the ION Factory OS, which optimizes manufacturing efficiency by 30% with the ability to build, iterate, and track processes throughout a dynamic factory workflow. Karan strives to make technology faster and more accessible, while revolutionizing the current systems at play. Beyond work, he maintains a witty Twitter presence with thousands of followers and a viral tweet with 12K retweets and 90K likes.


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Entrepreneur.com

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Karan speaks on his journey to founding First Resonance.

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dot.LA

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TechCrunch
Accomplishments:

Raising 20 million dollars in venture capital

Worked at SpaceX to transform technology systems

Authoring a tweet that went viral with over 90K likes and 12K retweets

Creating a product now in use at over 40 manufacturing companies around the world

Designing one product with the benefits of many to set the standard in production software
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Features:
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Entrepreneur: Action & Ambition: Karan Talati Co-Founder, and CEO of First Resonance, is Transforming The Manufacturing World With The Next-Generation Software Platform ION
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The Roller Coaster Podcast: Karan Talati – CEO of First Resonance
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Agile Hardware Manufacturing: Meeting this Century’s Toughest Challenges with Karan Talati
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Venture Stories: Karan Talati and Keenan Johnson on the Future of Manufacturing
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Cision: First Resonance Raises $14M Series A to Fuel Development of Factory Operating System to Help Manufacturers Navigate Unprecedented Supply Chain Challenges
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dot.LA: Former SpaceX Engineer’s Platform for Makers of EV, Rockets and Air Taxis Raises $14M
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Built In LA: First Resonance Raises $14M Series A, Plans to Triple Its Headcount
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LA TechWatch: First Resonance $14M for its Operating System for Factories That’s Helping Ease Supple Chain Woes
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TechCrunch: First Resonance brings its space-scale manufacturing OS to hardware makers with $14M A round
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VentureBeat: First Resonance snags $14M for an operating system designed for factories
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LA TechWatch: First Resonance Raises $3.5M to be the Operating System for Factories
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LA Startups: First Resonance Raises Fresh Round Of Funding To Meet Growing Demand For Factory Operating System
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Crunchbase News: First Resonance Raises New Round To Make Hardware Manufacturing Easier
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dot.LA: First Resonance Lands $3.5M as Aerospace and EV Manufacturing Expand
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LA TechWatch: First Resonance Helps Manufacturing Move to an Operating System Rather Than an Assemble Line
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Aviation Week: Manufacturing System Aims To Help Hardware Startups Move Faster
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LA Startups: First Resonance Launches Next-Generation Manufacturing Software Platform For Aerospace, Robotics, And Automotive Industries
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TechCrunch: Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
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Built In LA: What’s Changed? 6 LA Companies Share How Their Tech Stacks Have Evolved
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