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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.School63%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 63% of these rows have at least one match.
- Om AgarwalFounder/CTO · MinervaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Peter ZhuFounder/CEO · MinervaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Anand NanduriFounder/CTO · AftercareW24B2B · New York
- Arman Rafati@gillbates408Founder · GlimmerW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ashi AgrawalFounder · Kobalt LabsS23B2B · New York
- Andrew HoskinsFounder · UpfrontW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Angela DaoFounder · StellarS22B2B · San Francisco
- Quan ZhouFounder · StellarS22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Om AgarwalMinervaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Peter ZhuMinervaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Anand NanduriAftercareFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States3—Arman RafatiGlimmerFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gillbates408Ashi AgrawalKobalt LabsFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States12—Andrew HoskinsUpfrontFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Angela DaoStellarFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Quan ZhouStellarFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Thomas Stephens
Founder/CEO·Upfront
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm working to make the everyday climate fight more affordable as Co-Founder/CEO of Upfront. We help retailers sell clean energy products by using government & utility rebates to offer dramatically lower prices. Formerly, I was a Launcher & GM at DoorDash, where I helped DoorDash accelerate into the US suburbs and opened the first markets outside of North America (Australia, Japan). M.S. & B.S. Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.
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
UpfrontA personal assistant for every homeowner
Co-foundersAndrew Hoskins
