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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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Eric Rowell
Founder·Second
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2023
Location
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO of Wayline (YC S25). I was previously the founder & CEO of Second (YC W23) where I raised $1.9M to build enterprise codebase maintenance tools. Before that, I was the co-founder and CTO of Uiflow (YC W21) where I raised $21M, built a no-code platform for enterprises, and was acquired by Workday. Before that, I was the Head of Data Visualization at Workday, UI architect at LinkedIn and Yahoo, author of HTML5 Canvas Cookbook, and created several popular open source libraries.
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
2× YC founderExit mentioned in bio
- W23SecondInactive · this entry
- S25WaylineActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
SecondAI-Native Enterprise Codebase Maintenance
Also founded · 1 more YC company
WaylineActiveSummer 2025AI voice for property managers
Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States5Open this entry
