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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.School73%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 73% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sahil Seth@sahil_seth9Founder/CEO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Joseph Schwarzmann@JoeSchwarzmannFounder/COO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Devin Cintron@devin_bcFounder/CTO · Scott AIF25B2B · New York
- Shahryar AbbasiFounder/CEO · Risely AIS25Education · San Francisco
- Max HoferFounder/CEO · ParsewiseX25B2B · London
- Stefan ZhengFounder/CPO · MercuraW25B2B
- Lander DegreveFounder/CEO · SpottW25B2B · Leuven
- Philip BrewerFounder · MelderF24B2B · New York
- Badr El Idrissi MokdadFounder/CEO · Sandra AIF24B2B · Miami
- Scott Cara@scara29Founder/CEO · ElevateS24B2B · New York
- Vedant Nair@vedantnair__Founder · MiruS24B2B · San Francisco
- Robi LinFounder · Sepal AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Carl Peterson@carl_peteyFounder/CEO · Thunder ComputeS24B2B · San Francisco
- Tej SeelamsettyFounder/CEO · TivaraS24Healthcare · New York
- Atharva Padhye@almostpaddyFounder · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Tyler LehmanFounder/CEO · OpenFoundryW24B2B · San Francisco
- Xavier de GraciaFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
- Clark JacobsFounder · FlexDeskW23B2B · New York
- Jesse Buckingham@jessebucksFounder · VoomaW23B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron KahaneFounder · ChariotS22Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sahil SethPlutoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/sahil_seth9Joseph SchwarzmannRobbyFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/JoeSchwarzmannDevin CintronScott AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/devin_bcShahryar AbbasiRisely AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States8—Max HoferParsewiseFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Stefan ZhengMercuraFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BUnknown20—Lander DegreveSpottFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLeuven, Belgium15—Philip BrewerMelderFounderFall 2024B2BNew York, United States2—Badr El Idrissi MokdadSandra AIFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BMiami, United States3—Scott CaraElevateFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/scara29Vedant NairMiruFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/vedantnair__Robi LinSepal AIFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Carl PetersonThunder ComputeFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/carl_peteyTej SeelamsettyTivaraFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Atharva PadhyeGetCruxFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/almostpaddyTyler LehmanOpenFoundryFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Xavier de GraciaProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—Clark JacobsFlexDeskFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States8—Jesse BuckinghamVoomaFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States40https://x.com/jessebucksAaron KahaneChariotFounderSummer 2022FintechNew York, United States24—
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Scott Cara
Founder/CEO·Elevate
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Scott is the co-founder and CEO of Elevate AI. Scott was previously a private equity investor at Sycamore Partners where he partnered with c-suite executives at leading companies to drive growth. Prior to Sycamore, Scott was a management consultant at Bain & Co. Scott studied Computer Science and Mathematics at Duke University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Elevate
Automated AI data integrations for roll-ups
