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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Oscar AguilarFounder/CTO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Younes El hjoujiFounder/CTO · OvershootW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jordon KashanchiFounder/CTO · Visibl SemiconductorsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Siddhant Paliwal@siddhantpa1iwalFounder/CTO · Specific LabsF25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Fioti@joefiotiFounder/CEO · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Steven Segawa@ssegawa123Founder/CTO · WedgeS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Abhijit Pranav PamartyFounder/CTO · GodelaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Betty Chang@thebettychangFounder · TrapezeX25Healthcare · New York
- Walter Raftus@walter_raftusFounder/CTO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Will Cray@willcloudcrayFounder/CTO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Nadav ZamirFounder · MindedS23B2B · Tel Aviv
- Tommy PeeplesFounder · PostalW22Fintech · New York
- Basel SalahiehFounder · VimmerseW22B2B · San Francisco
- Satish Talluri@satishtalluriFounder · Neptune.ioS14B2B · San Francisco
- Raymond LoFounder/CTO · MetaS13Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Oscar AguilarBizmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Younes El hjoujiOvershootFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Jordon KashanchiVisibl SemiconductorsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Siddhant PaliwalSpecific LabsFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/siddhantpa1iwalJoe FiotiLuminalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joefiotiSteven SegawaWedgeFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ssegawa123Abhijit Pranav PamartyGodelaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Betty ChangTrapezeFounderSpring 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/thebettychangWalter RaftusForge AutomationFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/walter_raftusWill CrayMaiveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willcloudcrayNadav ZamirMindedFounderSummer 2023B2BTel Aviv, Israel2—Tommy PeeplesPostalFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States4—Basel SalahiehVimmerseFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Satish TalluriNeptune.ioFounderSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/satishtalluriRaymond LoMetaFounder/CTOSummer 2013ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Walter Raftus
Founder/CTO·Forge Automation
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size21
BatchWinter 2025
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder + CTO @ Forge Automation | I love computers, math, and big specialized machines controlled with software! I went to the University of Waterloo for AI + Mechatronics Engineering, and interned at Nvidia, Trexo Robotics (W19), and Intel PSG working on a bunch of different software ranging from system software, deep learning, and embedded control. I graduated in the summer of 2022 and co-founded Forge Automation right after!
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
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