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Known for these resultsRole74%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 74% 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.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aaron ZhangFounder/CEO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Wang@michaelwangeloFounder/CEO · Prodigy ResearchS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohit Agarwal@Rohit_WritesFounder · TouchyS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Guanming Wang@Guanming717Founder/CTO · General InstinctX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Pierre-Alexandre Kamienny@pierrealexaiFounder/CEO · KinroX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Jun Park@jparkjmcFounder/CEO · hillclimbF25B2B · San Francisco
- Niel Ok@nielok20Founder/CTO · Null LabsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Austin StoneFounder/CEO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Tamish PulappadiFounder/CEO · cocreateS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Xiangkai ZengFounder/CEO · Klavis AIX25B2B
- Andrew Yan@andrewyan200Founder/CEO · AthenaHQW25B2B · San Francisco
- Hlumelo NotsheFounder/CPO · TensorPoolW25B2B · San Francisco
- Raj KadiyalaFounder/CEO · LaminarF24B2B · San Francisco
- Anushka NijhawanFounder/CTO · SpurS24B2B · New York
- Joseph ChenFounder · Fairway HealthW23Healthcare · New York
- Omar Shams@smahsramoFounder · mutable.aiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Misha Laskin@MishaLaskinFounder · VanGoW17Consumer · New York
- Ali ÇevikFounder/CEO · VizeraLabsS14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aaron ZhangPeerFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Michael WangProdigy ResearchFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/michaelwangeloJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rohit AgarwalTouchyFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Rohit_WritesGuanming WangGeneral InstinctFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Guanming717Pierre-Alexandre KamiennyKinroFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/pierrealexaiJun ParkhillclimbFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jparkjmcNiel OkNull LabsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nielok20Austin StoneTell if AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2—Tamish PulappadicocreateFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Xiangkai ZengKlavis AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BUnknown3—Andrew YanAthenaHQFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/andrewyan200Hlumelo NotsheTensorPoolFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Raj KadiyalaLaminarFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Anushka NijhawanSpurFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States8—Joseph ChenFairway HealthFounderWinter 2023HealthcareNew York, United States3—Omar Shamsmutable.aiFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/smahsramoMisha LaskinVanGoFounderWinter 2017ConsumerNew York, United States8https://x.com/MishaLaskinAli ÇevikVizeraLabsFounder/CEOSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Jun Park
Founder/CEO·hillclimb
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
hillclimb / prev deepmind, pro valorant, georgia tech
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
hillclimb
Training Data for Recursive Self-Improvement
