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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.School57%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 57% of these rows have at least one match.
- Srihan Balaji@srihanbrFounder/CEO · ProtentW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shirsendu Halder@shirsenhCo-Founder & Head of ML · JarminF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sebastian FischerFounder/CEO · WardstoneF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Jawad IqbalFounder/CTO · DelineateW25B2B · Boston
- Tim Qin@timtqinFounder · RoameS23Consumer · San Francisco
- AyJay LasaterFounder · AlbedoW21Industrials · Denver
- Topher Haddad@topherhaddadFounder · AlbedoW21Industrials · Denver
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Srihan BalajiProtentFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/srihanbrShirsendu HalderJarminCo-Founder & Head of MLFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/shirsenhSebastian FischerWardstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Jawad IqbalDelineateFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BBoston, United States20—Tim QinRoameFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/timtqinAyJay LasaterAlbedoFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsDenver, United States55—Topher HaddadAlbedoFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsDenver, United States55https://x.com/topherhaddad
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Tim Qin
Founder·Roame
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Tim is the co-founder & CEO of Roame (S23). Over the last few years, he has invested billions of dollars in internet travel and financial services companies while working at UBS Asset Management, Fidelity, and Affiliated Managers Group. Tim started his career as an engineer at Lockheed Martin. Tim received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Operations Engineering from Columbia University. For investment inquiries: tim@roame.travel
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Roame
Flight search engine using credit card points and miles
Co-foundersZi Liu
