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Known for these resultsRole52%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 52% 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.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ananth Sankaralingam@_ananthhhFounder/CEO · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun WadhwaFounder/CTO · TraceforceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ibrahim RabbaniFounder/CEO · Zibra LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Obinna Akahara@ObinnaAkaFounder/CTO · Beacon HealthW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Evan MeyerFounder/CEO · ClerkedF25B2B · San Francisco
- Satya Vasanth Tumati@SirWitWitFounder/CTO · Socratix AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Eric Rowell@ericdrowellFounder/CTO · WaylineS25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Majid YazdaniFounder/CEO · LeerooX25B2B · London
- Isabelle Ilyia@isabelleilyiaFounder/CTO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Deepan Mehta@meksikanpijhaFounder · StructF24B2B · San Francisco
- Nimesh Chakravarthi@nimeshmcFounder/CEO · StructF24B2B · San Francisco
- Marcos Rico PengFounder/CEO · PalmierS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Philip SmartFounder/CEO · ParleyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Valerie LiFounder · DuckieW24B2B · San Francisco
- Eric MeiFounder · OpencallW24B2B
- Tyler LehmanFounder/CEO · OpenFoundryW24B2B · San Francisco
- Richard MengFounder/CEO · ROEW24B2B · San Francisco
- Qinyu Tong@qtofriviaFounder · GlideS23B2B · New York
- Kunal PuneraFounder · BluebirdsW23B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Punamia@RohanPunamiaFounder · BluebirdsW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ananth SankaralingamChromieFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_ananthhhVarun WadhwaTraceforceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ibrahim RabbaniZibra LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Obinna AkaharaBeacon HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ObinnaAkaEvan MeyerClerkedFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Satya Vasanth TumatiSocratix AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SirWitWitEric RowellWayline2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ericdrowellMajid YazdaniLeerooFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Isabelle IlyiaCedarFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isabelleilyiaDeepan MehtaStructFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/meksikanpijhaNimesh ChakravarthiStructFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nimeshmcMarcos Rico PengPalmierFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Philip SmartParleyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Valerie LiDuckieFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Eric MeiOpencallFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown7—Tyler LehmanOpenFoundryFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Richard MengROEFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Qinyu TongGlideFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/qtofriviaKunal PuneraBluebirdsFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Rohan PunamiaBluebirdsFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/RohanPunamia
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Rohan Punamia
Founder·Bluebirds
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Rohan started his career at LinkedIn in Sales Operations, where he built an automated quota setting engine for a $1B+ business and 500 reps using Machine Learning and LinkedIn’s Knowledge Graph. He later became a zero-to-one Product Manager, where he built enterprise products for LinkedIn's Talent business -- once again using Machine Learning and the Knowledge Graph.
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
