Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders4
Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Thomas Liao@distributionatFounder/CEO · neoncoralX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Hugo FryFounder · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Kunaal Sikka@kunaalsikkaFounder/President · SubImageW25B2B · San Francisco
- Rob DysonFounder/CTO · WillingS15Consumer · Miami
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Thomas LiaoneoncoralFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/distributionatHugo FryMecha HealthFounderWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Kunaal SikkaSubImageFounder/PresidentWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/kunaalsikkaRob DysonWillingFounder/CTOSummer 2015ConsumerMiami, United States10—Showing 1–4 of 4 founders
Thomas Liao
Founder/CEO·neoncoral
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO of neoncoral (X25). Prev. ML lead at Scale, evals and post-training at Anthropic.
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
🪸 AI consumer social
IndustryConsumer
Websiteneoncoral.inc
Team size1
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2025