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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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Alan Yao
Founder·AthenaHQ
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size12
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO at AthenaHQ, formerly a jazz trombonist
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AthenaHQ
Be the Answer in AI Search - AI SEO across SEO, GEO & AEO
Co-foundersAndrew Yan@andrewyan200
