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- Sam Alba@sam_albaFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Arnaud Porterie@arnaudporterieFounder · Echoes HQS21B2B · Amsterdam
- J.P. ZivalichFounder/CTO · PipekitS21B2B
- Jules Testard@julestestardFounder · Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)S20Consumer · San Francisco
- Ben Firshman@bfirshFounder · ReplicateW20B2B · San Francisco
- Pablo Chico de Guzman@pchico83Founder/CTO · OktetoW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sam AlbaMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sam_albaArnaud PorterieEchoes HQFounderSummer 2021B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands3https://x.com/arnaudporterieJ.P. ZivalichPipekitFounder/CTOSummer 2021B2BUnknown9—Jules TestardJam.gg (formerly Piepacker)FounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/julestestardBen FirshmanReplicateFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States36https://x.com/bfirshPablo Chico de GuzmanOktetoFounder/CTOWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/pchico83
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Andrea Luzzardi
Founder·Mendral
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Fixing CI before AI breaks it. Co-founded Dagger (W19). Wrote Docker’s first lines of code in the earliest days. Ex-Google · Ex-Microsoft.
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
MendralAI DevOps Engineer
Co-foundersSam Alba@sam_alba
