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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · PointhoundS23Consumer
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · FeatherS17Consumer · New York
- Sam LiFounder · Zinc PlatformW17Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jay RenoPointhound2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2023ConsumerUnknown5https://x.com/jayjrenoJay RenoFeather2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerNew York, United States125https://x.com/jayjrenoSam LiZinc PlatformFounderWinter 2017FintechNew York, United States11—
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Sam Li
Founder·Zinc Platform
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size11
BatchWinter 2017
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is co-founder and CEO of Thoropass (f.k.a Laika), an information security compliance and audit technology startup backed by leading investors such as JP Morgan and Fin Capital. Thoropass enables companies to get and stay compliant with information security and privacy standards, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HITRUST, HIPAA, and many others. Before Thoropass, Sam was an EIR at Bain Capital Ventures after running Zinc Platform, a YC-backed insurtech startup as co-founder and CTO.
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
ZZinc Platform
InactiveInsurance Distribution Infrastructure
