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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Luis Manrique@lluismanriqueFounder/CEO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sam SlezekFounder/CEO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Lev KokotovFounder/CEO · PgDogX25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas IrvineFounder/CTO · Tire SwingW25B2B · New York
- Kieran Taylor@_kietayFounder · MidshipS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ashwin Venkatesh Raman@AshwinVRamanFounder · Spine AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Emmanuel Turlay@neutralino1Founder · Airtrain AIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Duberstein@ajdsteinFounder · MercatorS22B2B · San Francisco
- Dayton ThorpeFounder · MercatorS22B2B · San Francisco
- Andreea Francis@afakereleFounder · SilkChartS22B2B · San Francisco
- Fahim Ferdous@fahimFounder · CabalS21B2B · New York
- Quentin Rousseau@quentinrousseauFounder and CTO (YC S21) · RootlyS21B2B · San Francisco
- Maddy Nguyen@m_noojFounder · TalentdropS21B2B · San Francisco
- Wale Oyepeju@waleoyepejuFounder · VendeaseW21B2B · Lagos
- DJ BurdickFounder/CTO · FixedS14Consumer · San Francisco
- Brandon Leonardo@shiftbFounder · InstacartS12Consumer · San Francisco
- Matthew Deiters@mdeitersFounder · CoderWallW12B2B · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Luis ManriqueUnderstudy LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lluismanriqueSam SlezekArctic HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Lev KokotovPgDogFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Lucas IrvineTire SwingFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Kieran TaylorMidshipFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_kietayAshwin Venkatesh RamanSpine AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/AshwinVRamanEmmanuel TurlayAirtrain AIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/neutralino1Andrew DubersteinMercatorFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ajdsteinDayton ThorpeMercatorFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Andreea FrancisSilkChartFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/afakereleFahim FerdousCabalFounderSummer 2021B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/fahimQuentin RousseauRootlyFounder and CTO (YC S21)Summer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States75https://x.com/quentinrousseauMaddy NguyenTalentdropFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/m_noojWale OyepejuVendeaseFounderWinter 2021B2BLagos, Nigeria250https://x.com/waleoyepejuDJ BurdickFixedFounder/CTOSummer 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Brandon LeonardoInstacartFounderSummer 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3000https://x.com/shiftbMatthew DeitersCoderWallFounderWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mdeitersAamir PoonawallaTap to Learn2× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Dayton Thorpe
Founder·Mercator
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CEO at Mercator. Previously in Data Science at Instacart, Valor Equity Partners, and Kabbage. Physics PhD from UC Berkeley.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
