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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.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Parth Badhwar@parth_badhwarFounder/CEO · LockeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aidan NgFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Fred FooksFounder/CTO · DayjobX26B2B · London
- Tom Invernizzi@Tom_invFounder/CEO · CombinelyX25B2B · London
- Kieran Taylor@_kietayFounder · MidshipS24B2B · San Francisco
- Lin Ling@linnyismsFounder/CEO · ModusS24B2B · Austin
- Till WagnerFounder · Lio (formerly askLio)S23B2B
- Aaron Cannon@AaronLCannonFounder · OutsetS23B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhara Nirghin@nikharanirghinFounder · ChimaW23B2B · San Francisco
- Karthik Ramakrishnan@_kramkiFounder · Armilla AIW22Fintech · Toronto
- Yohan ElbaseFounder · JoeW22Fintech · Paris
- Alex Feiszli@AFeiszliFounder · NetmakerW22B2B · Austin
- Berk Ozer@berkbuildsFounder · SenpAI.GGS21Consumer · Boston
- Florian Buguet@flobbgtFounder · WhalyS21B2B · Paris
- Aldrin Clement@buzz_aldiFounder · NovelS20Fintech · Minneapolis
- Adam Carrigan@AdamMCarriganFounder · MindsDBW20B2B · San Francisco
- David J. Phillips@davjFounder/CEO · FondoW18B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Morris@robocosmistFounder/CEO · TerravionW14Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Parth BadhwarLockeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/parth_badhwarAidan NgVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Fred FooksDayjobFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Tom InvernizziCombinelyFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Tom_invKieran TaylorMidshipFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_kietayLin LingModusFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BAustin, United States3https://x.com/linnyismsTill WagnerLio (formerly askLio)FounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown80—Aaron CannonOutsetFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/AaronLCannonNikhara NirghinChimaFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/nikharanirghinKarthik RamakrishnanArmilla AIFounderWinter 2022FintechToronto, Canada14https://x.com/_kramkiYohan ElbaseJoeFounderWinter 2022FintechParis, France12—Alex FeiszliNetmakerFounderWinter 2022B2BAustin, United States7https://x.com/AFeiszliBerk OzerSenpAI.GGFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBoston, United States12https://x.com/berkbuildsFlorian BuguetWhalyFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/flobbgtAldrin ClementNovelFounderSummer 2020FintechMinneapolis, United States15https://x.com/buzz_aldiAdam CarriganMindsDBFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States41https://x.com/AdamMCarriganDavid J. PhillipsFondoFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States80https://x.com/davjRobert MorrisTerravionFounder/CEOWinter 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/robocosmist
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David J. Phillips
Founder/CEO·Fondo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size80
BatchWinter 2018
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO at Fondo — accounting on autopilot for 2,000+ startups. Angel investor: Flexport, LiquidDeath, Rippling, 100+. Started my career as an accountant at Deloitte, then learned to code. I was previously co-founder & CEO at Hackbright Academy, a 3 month coding school, where we trained 1,000+ software engineers and helped them get jobs at Uber, Google, Lyft, Meta, Disney and others. We bootstrapped to $3.6M per year in revenue were acquired by Capella University (NASDAQ: $CPLA) for $18M.
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
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