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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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Chen Atlas
Founder/CTO·Cleanly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size40
BatchWinter 2015
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Chen is CTO and Founder at Optery. Prior to founding Optery, Chen was tech lead and architect for 50+ engineers at Runa HR. Prior to Runa HR he was Co-Founder and CTO of As You Stay, and Cleanly, the on-demand laundry service. Chen was recruited out of high school by the Israel Defense Forces (Mamram) to build logistics platforms and is an expert in building large scale complex systems with high availability. Chen is an alumnus of Bar-Ilan University (BA) and Y Combinator (Cleanly, W15).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W15CleanlyActive · this entry
- W22OpteryActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
CleanlyLaundry & Dry Cleaning delivered.
