2x founder

Jason Cornelius

Co-founder

Perseus Defense· Summer 2025 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States

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2025Co-founder· Perseus Defense

Founder · since 2018

Company

Perseus Defense

Role

Co-Founder & CEO

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

San Francisco Bay Area

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Perseus Defense

America's Golden Dome for Drones

Summer 2025

Experience

Career

Perseus Defense
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · San Francisco Bay Area · 2025 – Present
2025
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Founder
Aerospace Engineer · Silicon Valley, California · 2018 – 2025
2018
Stanford University
Lecturer · Palo Alto, California, United States · 2025
2025
Penn State University
National Science Foundation Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering · State College, Pennsylvania · 2016 – 2023
2016
Penn State University
Team Lead - US Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition · 2015 – 2017
2015
Penn State University
Project Pt. 85 Principle Investigator · SAE International Powered Lift Conference · 2016
2016
Penn State University
Study Abroad Teaching Assistant · China · 2016
2016
Penn State University
Teaching Assistant · State College, Pennsylvania Area · 2014 – 2015
2014
Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence
Research Assistant · State College, Pennsylvania Area · 2014
2014
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aeromechanics Intern · Ames Research Center · 2017
2017
Bell Helicopter
Flight Technology Research and Development Intern · Xworx Flight Test Facility, Arlington TX · 2016
2016
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aeromechanics Intern · Ames Research Center · 2016
2016
Bell Helicopter
Rotor Analysis Intern · Dallas/Fort Worth Area · 2015
2015
Bell Helicopter
Boot Camper · Dallas/Fort Worth Area · 2015
2015

Bio

Co-founder & CEO of Perseus Defense. I helped lead major parts of the NASA Titan Dragonfly space helicopter. I also secured half a million of NASA HQ funding to lead an advanced concepts team using AI/ML/supercomputing to design next generation Mars helicopters. I teach aerospace engineering at Stanford, fly airplanes, have 7 scuba certifications, and speak four languages. I wrote a book in four months last fall, "Dare to Dream: A Small-town Kid's Journey to NASA."