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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Pragya SabooFounder/CEO · Rubric AIW26B2B · New York
- Yujian Yao@yyjhaoFounder/CEO · FlootS25B2B · San Francisco
- Bernard Xie@berniex_xFounder · KestralX25B2B · San Francisco
- Brian Kim@BrianYKim_BYKFounder/CEO · KestralX25B2B · San Francisco
- Parth Chopra@parthematicsFounder/CTO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Jarrett Perkins@jarrett_perkinsFounder · Kips HealthS23Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Stephanie VasquezFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- Louis Lecat@louislecatFounder · UpstreamS23B2B · Paris
- Grace WFounder · Fairway HealthW23Healthcare · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Pragya SabooRubric AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States1—Yujian YaoFlootFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yyjhaoBernard XieKestralFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/berniex_xBrian KimKestralFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/BrianYKim_BYKParth ChopraCandleFounder/CTOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/parthematicsJarrett PerkinsKips HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/jarrett_perkinsStephanie VasquezLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Louis LecatUpstreamFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France7https://x.com/louislecatGrace WFairway HealthFounderWinter 2023HealthcareNew York, United States3—
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Bernard Xie
Founder·Kestral
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Current founding CTO at Kestral, the AI native platform for work management. Previously at Asana, 2 time founding engineer (AllStripes: acquired by PicnicHealth (YC19), Terrastruct). On the side I golf, play the drums, and cook.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
KestralWe automate your entire product development lifecycle.
Co-foundersBrian Kim@BrianYKim_BYK
