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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.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Roman Yanushevskyi@ryanushevskyiFounder/CTO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Batu Balci@batubbalciFounder/CEO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Dimitris PagonakisFounder · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
- Ethan Shea@ethsheaFounder/CTO · RegbaseX26B2B · New York
- Ryan Samadi@SamadiRyanFounder/CEO · Alt-XW26Fintech · Los Angeles
- Ethan Pronev@ethanpronevFounder · ApproximaW26B2B · Toronto
- Robert XuFounder · FernW26B2B
- Michael SchroederFounder/CTO · Overdrive HealthW26Healthcare · New York
- William Huang@amiwilliamhuangFounder · SylvianF25B2B · San Francisco
- Rithvik Chuppala@vikchuppalaFounder · CLODOS25B2B · San Francisco
- Peyton Shields@peytonshields_Founder/CTO · InterfaceS25Consumer · New York
- Boris Skurikhin@boriskurikhinFounder/CEO · DocketX25B2B · San Francisco
- Nicole LuFounder/CEO · sieveX25B2B · New York
- Carlos Georgescu@CarlosGeorgescuFounder/CTO · AfterQueryW25B2B · San Francisco
- Alex FusterFounder/CEO · AstroW25Industrials · New York
- Abhinav SinhaFounder/CEO · Lucidic AIW25B2B · San Francisco
- Andy LiangFounder/CTO · Lucidic AIW25B2B · San Francisco
- Pete Stevenson@pax_pax_paxFounder/CEO · PAX MarketsW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Will Tong@yingertongFounder/CEO · Formula InsightS24B2B · New York
- Akshay Chalana@ac2zoomFounder/CEO · Saphira AIS24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Roman YanushevskyiTouchmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ryanushevskyiBatu BalciTovenAIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/batubbalciDimitris PagonakisPLAN0 AIFounderSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—Ethan SheaRegbaseFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/ethsheaRyan SamadiAlt-XFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/SamadiRyanEthan PronevApproximaFounderWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/ethanpronevRobert XuFernFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Michael SchroederOverdrive HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareNew York, United States1—William HuangSylvianFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/amiwilliamhuangRithvik ChuppalaCLODOFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/vikchuppalaPeyton ShieldsInterfaceFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/peytonshields_Boris SkurikhinDocketFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/boriskurikhinNicole LusieveFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Carlos GeorgescuAfterQueryFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/CarlosGeorgescuAlex FusterAstroFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States1—Abhinav SinhaLucidic AIFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Andy LiangLucidic AIFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Pete StevensonPAX MarketsFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/pax_pax_paxWill TongFormula InsightFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/yingertongAkshay ChalanaSaphira AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ac2zoom
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Batu Balci
Founder/CEO·TovenAI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at TovenAI. Previously Quantitative Research Engineer at Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies group. Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce. Stanford CS.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
