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Karan Talati

First Resonance
@karantalati3.3K followersLos Angeles, CA

Co-founder & CEO of First Resonance, building ION, the factory operating system for the next generation of hardware companies.

Co-founder & CEO of First Resonance, building ION, the factory operating system for the next generation of hardware companies.

Price
$21.79
▼-78.80%today
Last raised$14M·Series A·May 2026
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Volume 24h
$125.6K
Holders
4,076
7d change
-78.80%

News

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+0.23
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First Resonance Closes Funding Round
finsmes.com · 517d ago
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First Resonance Secures Major Investment to Drive Digital Manufacturing with ION Factory OS
itnewsonline.com · 518d ago

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Career

  1. 2020–present
    Co-founder & CEO · First Resonance
    Built ION, the factory OS now running 30+ hardware companies.
  2. 2016–2020
    Software & ML roles · Various
    Worked on data, automation, and ML before launching First Resonance.
  3. 2013–2016
    Manufacturing Software Engineer · SpaceX
    Employee #2,000, built automation systems for rocket reusability.

About

Karan Talati is the co-founder and CEO of First Resonance, the Los Angeles-based factory operating system used by next-generation hardware companies.

Accomplishments

  • Co-founded First Resonance in 2020, building ION the factory operating system for hardware companies.
  • SpaceX employee #2,000, joined in 2013 building data and automation for rocket reusability.
  • Raised $14M Series A led by Craft Ventures.
  • ION now powers manufacturing at 30+ aerospace, automotive, and robotics companies.
  • Selected by Whisper Aero to power production of its ultra-quiet propulsion systems.

Pricing breakdown

Accomplishments23 · 35%
Funding · $14M raised
Mainstream popularity25 · 25%
Social popularity29 · 25%
X · 3.3K followers · 1.2 tweets/day · verified
Net worth31 · 15%
Composite
26/100
Intrinsic
$21.79
Market
+0.00%

Intrinsic price is set by the four-factor fundamentals score (35/25/25/15). Market price floats around it via a constant-product AMM — every trade moves the curve.

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