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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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.School46%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 46% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ronak Agarwal@ronakgtFounder/CTO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dan Keene@keenebynameFounder/COO · Aseon LabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Edward MaFounder/CTO · YouArtX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jianna LiuFounder/CTO · CardinalW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yolanda Cao@yolandaaacaoFounder/COO · EverestF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Elyas Obbad@ObbadElyasFounder · AlaraS25B2B
- Raghav AroraFounder/CEO · GETASAPS25B2B · San Francisco
- Riya Jagetia@RiyaJagetiaFounder/CEO · Socratix AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Saba Khalilnaji@saba_khalilnajiFounder/CEO · AlmondX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Om AgarwalFounder/CTO · MinervaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Peter ZhuFounder/CEO · MinervaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Omar Draz@oamdrazFounder · IndemniW24B2B · San Francisco
- Erick Enriquez@generick_ezFounder · InQueryW24Healthcare · New York
- Han Shu@hshuFounder/CTO · Marr LabsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan OuFounder/CEO · ResonanceW24B2B · San Francisco
- Jianna LiuFounder · LeafpressS23B2B
- Anna SunFounder · NowadaysS23B2B · San Francisco
- Usman Gul@usmangulFounder · MetalW23B2B · Lahore
- Thomas StephensFounder/CEO · UpfrontW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Christopher WuFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ronak Agarwal6thSenseFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ronakgtDan KeeneAseon LabsFounder/COOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/keenebynameEdward MaYouArtFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Jianna LiuCardinal2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Yolanda CaoEverestFounder/COOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/yolandaaacaoElyas ObbadAlaraFounderSummer 2025B2BUnknown0https://x.com/ObbadElyasRaghav AroraGETASAPFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Riya JagetiaSocratix AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/RiyaJagetiaSaba KhalilnajiAlmondFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/saba_khalilnajiOm AgarwalMinervaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Peter ZhuMinervaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Omar DrazIndemniFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/oamdrazErick EnriquezInQueryFounderWinter 2024HealthcareNew York, United States4https://x.com/generick_ezHan ShuMarr LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/hshuJonathan OuResonanceFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jianna LiuLeafpress2× YCFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2—Anna SunNowadaysFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Usman GulMetalFounderWinter 2023B2BLahore, Pakistan21https://x.com/usmangulThomas StephensUpfrontFounder/CEOWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Christopher WuCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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Elyas Obbad
Founder·Alara
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size0
BatchSummer 2025
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Alara. I was previously at DoorDash, Google, and Meta, where I led engineering on large-scale AI systems and consumer products used by millions. I hold an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford and a B.S. from Columbia, specializing in AI and intelligent systems. As a researcher at Stanford’s Trustworthy AI Lab, I’ve published first-author work at ICML and NeurIPS on large language model data curation and alignment.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
