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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.School52%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 52% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ronak Agarwal@ronakgtFounder/CTO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Mugdhaa PatankarFounder/CTO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shaurnav GhoshFounder/CTO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dimitris Koutentakis@_dkoutFounder/CEO · AtomarineS26Industrials · Boston
- Oscar AguilarFounder/CTO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ananth Sankaralingam@_ananthhhFounder/CEO · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Yahia Bakour@mynameisyahiaFounder/CEO · Context.devS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron Leon@aaronleon_xFounder/CTO · HubbleS26Healthcare · Seattle
- Lucy Cai@LucyCai9Founder/CTO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Kenneth Rhee@kenneth_rheeFounder/CTO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Prashant PatelFounder/CTO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Felix PengFounder/CTO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Naveen QureshiFounder/CEO · RapidfolioS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ronak Agarwal6thSenseFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ronakgtMugdhaa PatankarAgent FMFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Frank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shaurnav GhoshAssembleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Dimitris KoutentakisAtomarineFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2https://x.com/_dkoutOscar AguilarBizmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ananth SankaralingamChromieFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_ananthhhYahia BakourContext.devFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/mynameisyahiaJack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Alexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterAthreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandAaron LeonHubbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSeattle, United States2https://x.com/aaronleon_xLucy CaiInstanceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucyCai9Dennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Kenneth RheeNeuron IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/kenneth_rheePrashant PatelOpenRelayFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaFelix PengPeerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Naveen QureshiRapidfolio2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States——
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Jonathan Salama
Founder/CEO·Palisade
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO & Founder of Palisade. Previously SWE @ Amazon Traffic & Marketing, Founding Eng @ Sage AI Labs, and co-creator of Lulus TV, a YouTube channel with 1M subscribers. CS @ Princeton.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PalisadeAI sales agents that run your marketplace
