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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Benjamin PaikFounder/CPO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Roman Zubenko@romanzubenkoFounder/CEO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Abigail Grills@AGrillzFounder/CEO · RiveterF24B2B · San Francisco
- Upeka Bee@upekabeeFounder/CEO · DianaW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Confer@aconferFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Stephanie VasquezFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- Omar SkalliFounder · FlowdashW20B2B · San Francisco
- Jake Beyer@wjbeyerFounder/CEO (YC S15) · HalolifeS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Edward Kim@edawerdFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Reeves@joshuareevesFounder/CEO · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Tomer London@tomerlondonFounder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Kim@edawerdFounder/CEO · PicwingS08Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Benjamin PaikAfternoon.coFounder/CPOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4—Roman ZubenkoAfternoon.coFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/romanzubenkoAbigail GrillsRiveterFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AGrillzUpeka BeeDianaFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/upekabeeAlex ConferRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aconferStephanie VasquezLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Omar SkalliFlowdashFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Jake BeyerHalolifeFounder/CEO (YC S15)Summer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/wjbeyerEdward KimGusto2× YCFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering TeamWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/edawerdJosh ReevesGustoFounder/CEOWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/joshuareevesTomer LondonGustoFounder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design TeamsWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/tomerlondonEdward KimPicwing2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2008ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/edawerd
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Benjamin Paik
Founder/CPO·Afternoon.co
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size4
BatchFall 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ben is a co-founder of Afternoon.co. Previously, he was at Brex, where he launched an FP&A product line. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Gusto, where he introduced an embedded payroll product, launched international payroll capabilities, and led the payments team managing billions of dollars.
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
Afternoon.coBookkeeping, compliance and tax for founders
TagsSaaS
Co-foundersRoman Zubenko@romanzubenko
