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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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Pierre de Poulpiquet
Founder·Whaly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2021
LocationParis, France
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Engineer from Paris, France 🇫🇷🐓 Loves to hack around 👨💻, eat baguette 🥖 and learn new things 🧠! After initial experience in Business Consulting 👔 at large firms and product manager 🦄 at a Data marketing startup, I'm building Whaly 🐳 with my 2 co-founders! I often have strong opinions/learnings about the stuff that interest me so, keep me posted to see if I can help you with something 😉
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
