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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chris Hailey@realChrisHaileyFounder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Eric Liu@ericliujtFounder/CTO · TotalisX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Rushil AgarwalFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Anirudh Pupneja@AnirudhPupnejaFounder/CTO · RedaptoF25B2B · San Francisco
- David Maulick@davidmaulickFounder/CEO · Scott AIF25B2B · New York
- Janak Sunil@janaksunilFounder/CEO · Specific LabsF25B2B · San Francisco
- Abhay Gupta@abhaygupta_ethFounder/CEO · FrizzleS25Education · New York
- Nikhil Srinivasan@nvsFounder/CEO · InfiniteW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Travis UekiFounder/CTO · DoublezeroS24B2B
- Pritee TembhekarFounder · FlyflowS24B2B
- Achintya AshokFounder/CEO · OneGrepW24B2B · New York
- Anand Chaturvedi@metanandFounder/CEO · diliS23B2B · New York
- Samuel SanFounder · RecipeUIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Ian OwnbeyFounder · PierreW23B2B · San Francisco
- Danna Liu@dnaliu17Founder · PoplarMLW23B2B · San Francisco
- Kuberan Marimuthu@ikuberanFounder · CypherW22Fintech · San Francisco
- Paul Katsen@pavtalkFounder · Gym ClassW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Allan JiangFounder · Sota2W22B2B · Seattle
- Andrew GoldFounder · ZiinaW21Fintech · Dubai
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chris HaileyOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realChrisHaileyEric LiuTotalisFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ericliujtRushil AgarwalHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100—Joseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Anirudh PupnejaRedaptoFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/AnirudhPupnejaDavid MaulickScott AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/davidmaulickJanak SunilSpecific LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/janaksunilAbhay GuptaFrizzleFounder/CEOSummer 2025EducationNew York, United States2https://x.com/abhaygupta_ethNikhil SrinivasanInfiniteFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nvsTravis UekiDoublezeroFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BUnknown2—Pritee TembhekarFlyflowFounderSummer 2024B2BUnknown2—Achintya AshokOneGrepFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States2—Anand ChaturvedidiliFounder/CEOSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/metanandSamuel SanRecipeUIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ian OwnbeyPierreFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Danna LiuPoplarMLFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dnaliu17Kuberan MarimuthuCypherFounderWinter 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/ikuberanPaul KatsenGym ClassFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/pavtalkAllan JiangSota2FounderWinter 2022B2BSeattle, United States4—Andrew GoldZiinaFounderWinter 2021FintechDubai, United Arab Emirates57—
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Shyam Sai
Founder/CTO·Frizzle
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO of Frizzle! Previously a Machine Learning Engineer at Microsoft, Meta, and Google Life Sciences. Bachelor’s in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Co-founded the Midwest Math Circle, one of Chicagoland’s longest running math circles that has served hundreds of students over 10 years. Also holds a patent for his work in LLM applications.
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
FrizzleAI Grading for Teachers
Co-foundersAbhay Gupta@abhaygupta_eth
