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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% 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.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Bilgehan Avser@bavserFounder/CEO · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian HuppiFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Shaurnav GhoshFounder/CTO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ayush PatelFounder/CTO · OsseusS26B2B
- Yuhua Wang@yuhuawanFounder/CTO · Prodigy ResearchS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Jacob Peake@jacobpeakeFounder/CEO · Standard MachinesS26B2B · San Francisco
- Yousef Helal@yousefhllFounder/CTO · VendoS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun ArumugamFounder · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Belhassen@michaelblhssnFounder/CEO · ANORIAX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Erik MeikeFounder/CTO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Shervin BaratiFounder/CTO · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
- Rishi PankhaniyaFounder/CEO · RudusX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Pierre Betouin@pbetouinFounder/CEO · TolmoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Baron@nominalaviatorFounder/CEO · Aurorin CADW26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris NoletFounder/CEO · Button ComputerW26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeBilgehan AvserApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/bavserBrian HuppiApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Shaurnav GhoshAssembleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanDennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Ayush PatelOsseusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2—Yuhua WangProdigy ResearchFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuhuawanJacob PeakeStandard MachinesFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/jacobpeakeYousef HelalVendoFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yousefhllVarun ArumugamZommaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Michael BelhassenANORIAFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/michaelblhssnAndrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Erik MeikeMadroneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Shervin BaratiPLAN0 AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—Rishi PankhaniyaRudusFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Pierre BetouinTolmo2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/pbetouinMichael BaronAurorin CADFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nominalaviatorChris NoletButton ComputerFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—
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Aliyan Ishfaq
Founder/CEO·Assemble
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
cs/ai @ stanford | prev. SAIL, LangChain
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AssembleAI Coworkers for IT teams
