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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.
- Angelo PolicicchioFounder/CEO · Luca IQS26B2B · Boston
- Christian Mischler@Chris_MischlerFounder · DeskimoS21B2B · Singapore
- David Akinin@davidakininFounder · JABUS21Fintech · Cape Town
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Angelo PolicicchioLuca IQFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States5—Christian MischlerDeskimoFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12https://x.com/Chris_MischlerDavid AkininJABUFounderSummer 2021FintechCape Town, South Africa40https://x.com/davidakinin
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Raphael Cohen
Founder·Deskimo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size12
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSingapore, Singapore
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Past experience: - Head of Asia, Rocket Internet - Co-Founder, Gobee.bike (2nd largest bike sharing operator outside of China) - Co-Founder, HotelQuickly (largest last-minute hotel booking app in Asia-Pacific) - Managing Director, Foodpanda Vietnam (Asia's largest food delivery company outside of China) Further: - French national - Lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Canada, France - Speaks 7 languages and visited 100+ countries - Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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