# Jordan Noone

> Jordan Noone is a Los Angeles-based aerospace engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Relativity Space in 2015 and served as its founding CTO for five years, co-founded Embedded Ventures with Jenna Bryant in 2020, and co-founded Zoo, where the 2026 Makeathon page and a September 2026 interview identify him as co-CEO. His work connects advanced manufacturing, programmable hardware design and engineering education.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Zoo; Co-Founder and General Partner at Embedded Ventures
- **Organizations:** Zoo, Embedded Ventures, Relativity Space, University of Southern California, USC Rocket Propulsion Lab, SpaceX, Blue Origin
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Led USC Rocket Propulsion Lab for two years and received FAA clearance for a student rocket to fly into space., Co-founded Relativity Space and directed its early engineering and metal printing development as CTO for five years., Co-founded Embedded Ventures and Zoo.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Joined USC Rocket Propulsion Lab; met future Relativity co-founder Tim Ellis.
- **2013** — Interned in propulsion at Blue Origin.
- **2014** — Graduated from USC and worked in in-space propulsion at SpaceX.
- **2015** — Co-founded Relativity Space with Tim Ellis at age 22; became founding CTO.
- **2016** — Relativity participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch.
- **2020** — Stepped down as Relativity CTO; co-founded Embedded Ventures with Jenna Bryant.
- **2021** — Co-founded KittyCAD, later known as Zoo, with Jenna Bryant and Jessie Frazelle.
- **2023** — Identified as executive chairman of KittyCAD/Zoo; Relativity’s Terran 1 launched in March, after his CTO tenure.
- **2026** — Listed as Zoo co-founder and co-CEO on the Makeathon page and in a September Xometry interview.

## Achievements

- Led USC Rocket Propulsion Lab for two years and received FAA clearance for a student rocket to fly into space.
- Co-founded Relativity Space and directed its early engineering and metal printing development as CTO for five years.
- Co-founded Embedded Ventures and Zoo.
- Recognized in Forbes, Business Insider and Inc. young entrepreneur lists.
- Supported the revival of USC’s Project Payload with Jenna Bryant.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Zoo announced KCL 3 on October 8, improving geometry operations while retaining existing language versions for older files.
- **2026-09** — Interviewed by Xometry Pro as Zoo co-founder and co-CEO about geometry engines, editable CAD and enterprise AI workflows.
- **2026-08** — Zoo published its Makeathon winner case study; Noone was on the judging panel.
- **2026-02** — Zoo launched Zookeeper, a conversational CAD agent; the launch announcement identified Noone as executive chairman and co-founder.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jdnoone.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-noone/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jordannoone
- GitHub: https://github.com/JordanNoone

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Last updated: 2026-10-23