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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.School41%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 41% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mark Nour@marknnourFounder/CTO · BuildboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- Trishala Jain@hitrishalaFounder/CEO · BuildboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Mistry@akshaymistry8Founder · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hans IbarraFounder · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rodrigo Terán@rodrigoteranhdzFounder/CTO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Shaurya Aggarwal@shauryaaggFounder/CEO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniela Muñoz@dani__munozFounder/CTO · LemonLimeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anthea Guo@theantheaguoFounder/CTO · LumeriaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Felix PengFounder/CTO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan XueFounder/CEO · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Sruthi Viswanathan@_sruvisFounder/CEO · Deep InteractionsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Nathan H. Leung@nathanhleungFounder/CTO · HarborX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- David Korn@dav1dk0rnFounder/CTO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ethan Byrd@itsjustemailFounder/CEO · primitiveX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mark NourBuildboxFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marknnourTrishala JainBuildboxFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hitrishalaAkshay MistryChromieFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akshaymistry8Nikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Hans IbarraDialogusFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rodrigo TeránDialogusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rodrigoteranhdzMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Shaurya AggarwalFlorinFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/shauryaaggAthreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandDaniela MuñozLemonLimeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/dani__munozAnthea GuoLumeriaFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/theantheaguoFelix PengPeerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Dan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryan XueAndco2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sruthi ViswanathanDeep InteractionsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/_sruvisNathan H. LeungHarborFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nathanhleungKratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agDavid KornOntoraFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dav1dk0rnEthan ByrdprimitiveFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/itsjustemail
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Varun Kandula
Founder/CTO·Kinect
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Kinect. Previously led the Context Graph team at Reevo and worked as an engineer at MongoDB and Capital One. Advised Sephora on "Ask AI" tools. Built and scaled his own e-commerce brand to $10K in revenue. As President of NextGen Consulting, led engagements with leading retail brands and sourced $200K+ in contracted ARR across 10+ clients. Former national squash player and peaked at #23 in the US.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KinectThe AI revenue platform for D2C brands
TagsE-commerce
Co-foundersKratik Agrawal@Kratik_ag
