FormerSpaceX

First Resonance

ION, a factory operating system for hardware companies.

Founded
2018
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Disclosed funding
$32M
Status
Operating
Sector
Software & AI
Latest round
—
Reported valuation
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Website
firstresonance.io

Overview

First Resonance sells ION, software that tracks parts, procedures and issues across a factory floor for aerospace, defense and energy manufacturers. CEO Karan Talati worked at SpaceX as a software and manufacturing engineer.

Funding

$32M per Business Insider.

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

Karan Talati, Co-founder & CEO
At SpaceX: Software & manufacturing engineer · 3 years
Neal Sarraf, Co-founder
Not a SpaceX alum
manufacturing softwareMES

Sources

  1. TechCrunch: First Resonance funding
  2. Business Insider via Yahoo: The SpaceX Mafia is here

Last verified September 30, 2026.