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Known for these resultsRole52%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 52% 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.School59%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 59% of these rows have at least one match.
- Melvin Chen@mchenofficialFounder/CEO · Care GPS26Healthcare · Sydney
- Obaida AlbaroudiFounder/COO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Jihyun Kim@jihprobsFounder/CEO · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kanyes Thaker@KanyesThakerFounder/President · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Zumwalt@jackzumwaltFounder/CEO · Kimpton AIX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Mauricio Ortiz@ortizmauricio_Founder/CTO · Kimpton AIX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Mitch Radhuber@MRadhuberFounder/CEO · CorelayerW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shipra JhaFounder/CTO · CorelayerW26B2B · San Francisco
- Mariam Ahmed@RealMariamAhmedFounder · MenzaW26B2B · London
- Sam Lushtak@Sam_LushtakFounder/CEO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Hanbo XieFounder/CTO · RevionW26B2B · New York
- Oskar Block@oskarblockFounder/CEO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Raymond Zhao@stingrayzz22Founder/CEO · Structured AIF25Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Srikar Dandamuraju@realsreeksFounder/CEO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Helly ShahFounder/CTO · RaloX25Fintech · New York
- Edward HuangFounder/CEO · finbarW25Fintech · London
- Dakotah RiceFounder/CEO · HarperW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Tushar NairFounder/CTO · HarperW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Eva HergetFounder/CEO · MisprintW25Consumer · New York
- John YangFounder/CEO · ReticularF24Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Melvin ChenCare GPFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSydney, Australia10https://x.com/mchenofficialObaida AlbaroudiTryNearbyFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Jihyun KimZommaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jihprobsKanyes ThakerHyperFounder/PresidentSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/KanyesThakerJack ZumwaltKimpton AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jackzumwaltMauricio OrtizKimpton AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ortizmauricio_Mitch RadhuberCorelayerFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/MRadhuberShipra JhaCorelayerFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Mariam AhmedMenzaFounderWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/RealMariamAhmedSam LushtakPalus FinanceFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/Sam_LushtakHanbo XieRevionFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States10—Oskar BlockStiltaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4https://x.com/oskarblockRaymond ZhaoStructured AIFounder/CEOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States10https://x.com/stingrayzz22Srikar DandamurajuAlterFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/realsreeksHelly ShahRaloFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Edward HuangfinbarFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom4—Dakotah RiceHarperFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States25—Tushar NairHarperFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States25—Eva HergetMisprintFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerNew York, United States4—John YangReticularFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—
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Shalin Shah
Founder/CEO·Hyper
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
cofounder & ceo @ hyper, led autonomy @ matic robots + built their v0 humanoid which closed their series b, studied cs+math @ berkeley & top 1% of class. in a past life: started coding at 12; interned at 2 yc co's in 7th/8th grade; built study tool w 100k MAU in middle school & app for blind ppl w 3m+ users in high school; won $100k in high school science fairs to pay all college tuition and scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
HyperCompany brain that powers your AI employees
Co-foundersKanyes Thaker@KanyesThaker
