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Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% 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.
- David Lee@dleebuildsFounder · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ishita Jindal@IshitaJindal17Founder/CPO · Memory StoreX26B2B · San Francisco
- Saai Arora@SaaiAroraFounder/CTO · ReplicasX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kartik Sawhney@kartiks22Founder/CEO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Toni Lopez@tonilopezmrFounder/CTO · KarumiF25B2B
- Chad Rigetti@ChadRigettiFounder/CEO · Sygaldry TechnologiesX25Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Kevin GuFounder · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Matt Stallone@mattstalloneFounder/CTO · Tweeks.ioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Liu@liuzjerryFounder/CEO · DayflowS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Alston Lin@alstonthelinFounder/CTO · OffDealW24B2B · New York
- Akash Mandavilli@AkashMandavill4Founder · GovEagleW23Government · New York
- Brendan Ashworth@normconstantFounder · Bunting LabsS22B2B · San Francisco
- Kushagra ManglikFounder · CouplS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Evis Drenova@evisdrenovaFounder · NeosyncS22B2B · San Francisco
- Cristóbal Grinbergs@cgrinbergsFounder · CarddaW22Fintech · Santiago
- Aswin AndrisonFounder · LuminaW22B2B · Singapore
- Alex Feiszli@AFeiszliFounder · NetmakerW22B2B · Austin
- Jasmine SunguFounder · Olympian MotorsW22Industrials · New York
- Matt Hamann@mhamannFounder · RowndW22Industrials · Raleigh
- Rachel Orrino@rachraddFounder · RowndW22Industrials · Raleigh
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David LeeAndcoFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dleebuildsIshita JindalMemory StoreFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/IshitaJindal17Saai AroraReplicasFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SaaiAroraKartik SawhneySamora AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kartiks22Toni LopezKarumiFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown6https://x.com/tonilopezmrChad RigettiSygaldry Technologies2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States—https://x.com/ChadRigettiKevin GuDexFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Matt StalloneTweeks.ioFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattstalloneJerry LiuDayflowFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/liuzjerryAlston LinOffDealFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/alstonthelinAkash MandavilliGovEagleFounderWinter 2023GovernmentNew York, United States25https://x.com/AkashMandavill4Brendan AshworthBunting LabsFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/normconstantKushagra ManglikCouplFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India8—Evis DrenovaNeosyncFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/evisdrenovaCristóbal GrinbergsCarddaFounderWinter 2022FintechSantiago, Chile5https://x.com/cgrinbergsAswin AndrisonLuminaFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Alex FeiszliNetmakerFounderWinter 2022B2BAustin, United States7https://x.com/AFeiszliJasmine SunguOlympian MotorsFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsNew York, United States10—Matt HamannRowndFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsRaleigh, United States7https://x.com/mhamannRachel OrrinoRowndFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsRaleigh, United States7https://x.com/rachradd
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Kevin Gu
Founder·Dex
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Dex. Prev Math & Stat at Harvard, quant/ML researcher at Jump Trading, IBM Research, QuantCo, Meta.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Dex
The AI Coworker in Chrome
Co-foundersRegina Lin
