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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School53%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 53% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew KuikFounder · SyntropyW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lukas KlaiberFounder/COO · Kaigo HealthF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Noah Pacik-Nelson@noahpaciknelsonFounder/CEO · BootLoopS25B2B · San Francisco
- Luigi Pederzani@pederzhFounder/CTO · ManufactS25B2B · San Francisco
- Max Henry Xie@maxhxieFounder/CTO · VetnioW25B2B · Stockholm
- John TaFounder/CEO · Affil.aiS24B2B · San Francisco
- Shankar KrishnanFounder/CEO · PromptArmorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Severin Landolt@severinlandoltFounder · TremorS23B2B · Zug
- Vinodh Poyyapakkam@psvinodhFounder · CorisS22B2B · San Francisco
- Jorge Moreno Sanchez BrisenoFounder · AlimaW22B2B · Mexico City
- Lawrence Gentilello@gentilelloFounder · OpteryW22B2B · San Francisco
- Javier Neumann@javineumannFounder · Aleph Solutions (Alephee)S21B2B · Buenos Aires
- Florian Buguet@flobbgtFounder · WhalyS21B2B · Paris
- Shobhita NarainFounder · Veera HealthW21Healthcare
- Fernando SantosFounder · Conta SimplesS20Fintech · São Paulo
- Nimit Mehra@nimitmehraFounder · Zeo Route PlannerW20B2B · San Francisco
- Lawrence Gentilello@gentilelloFounder/Board Director · ScreenleapW12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew KuikSyntropyFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Lukas KlaiberKaigo HealthFounder/COOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Noah Pacik-NelsonBootLoopFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/noahpaciknelsonLuigi PederzaniManufactFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/pederzhMax Henry XieVetnioFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BStockholm, Sweden6https://x.com/maxhxieJohn TaAffil.aiFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shankar KrishnanPromptArmorFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States——Severin LandoltTremorFounderSummer 2023B2BZug, Switzerland2https://x.com/severinlandoltVinodh PoyyapakkamCorisFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/psvinodhJorge Moreno Sanchez BrisenoAlimaFounderWinter 2022B2BMexico City, Mexico10—Lawrence GentilelloOptery2× YCFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States55https://x.com/gentilelloJavier NeumannAleph Solutions (Alephee)FounderSummer 2021B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina60https://x.com/javineumannFlorian BuguetWhalyFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/flobbgtShobhita NarainVeera HealthFounderWinter 2021HealthcareUnknown4—Fernando SantosConta SimplesFounderSummer 2020FintechSão Paulo, Brazil130—Nimit MehraZeo Route PlannerFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/nimitmehraLawrence GentilelloScreenleap2× YCFounder/Board DirectorWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/gentilello
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Luigi Pederzani
Founder/CTO·Manufact
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder @ Manufact (fka mcp-use). Prev. Founding eng. @ Morgen (ETH spin-off AI startup used by teams at Spotify, GitHub, Linear, and Canva). Led a 12-engineer team to deliver $XXM projects @ Accenture Switzerland. MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from POLIMI (QS #1 IT, #5 EU, #13 World). Former YouTube creator (150k subs, 15M+ views).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Manufact
Cloud infrastructure for MCP servers and Claude / ChatGPT apps.
Co-foundersPietro Zullo@pietrozullo
