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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.School49%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 49% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jacob HambroFounder/CEO · AudunS26Fintech · Oslo
- Magnus VonenFounder · AudunS26Fintech · Oslo
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- Ryan XueFounder/CEO · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Johann Stürken@JStuerkenFounder · AndustryX26Industrials · Munich
- Julius ScheelFounder/CEO · transloadX26B2B · San Francisco
- Emil MunkFounder · BalanceW26B2B · London
- Joseph Zhang@sohan_zhangFounder/CEO · CatchBack CardsW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Christopher Kong@chriskong852Founder/CEO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Takuya Norisugi@Gozengogo_Founder/COO · JinbaW26B2B
- Wye Yew Ho@WyeYewFounder/CEO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Shourya Vir Jain@SveeVJFounder/CEO · RamAInW26B2B · San Francisco
- Oskar Block@oskarblockFounder/CEO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Petrus WernerFounder/CTO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Tobias Estreen@estreenxFounder · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Vlad BaskakovFounder/CEO · VOYGRW26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael SakowskiFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Felix LöschFounder/CEO · LunavoF25B2B
- Assem Chammah@achammah1Founder/CEO · NexusF25B2B · Brussels
- William FairbairnFounder/CEO · ZalosF25B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jacob HambroAudunFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechOslo, Norway5—Magnus VonenAudunFounderSummer 2026FintechOslo, Norway5—Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydRyan XueAndco2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Johann StürkenAndustryFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsMunich, Germany2https://x.com/JStuerkenJulius ScheeltransloadFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Emil MunkBalanceFounderWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Joseph ZhangCatchBack CardsFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/sohan_zhangChristopher KongCorveraFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/chriskong852Takuya NorisugiJinbaFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/Gozengogo_Wye Yew HoProximittyFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/WyeYewShourya Vir JainRamAInFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SveeVJOskar BlockStiltaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4https://x.com/oskarblockPetrus WernerStiltaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4—Tobias EstreenStiltaFounderWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4https://x.com/estreenxVlad BaskakovVOYGRFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States——Michael SakowskiCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Felix LöschLunavoFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Assem ChammahNexusFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBrussels, Belgium2https://x.com/achammah1William FairbairnZalosFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—
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Johann Stürken
Founder·Andustry
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationMunich, Germany
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Johann comes from a family business importing goods for 2 generations. He's a mechanical engineer who has done research at Cambridge and won a prize at NASA designing an aircraft. He worked at Airbus on autonomous flight and built the business team at a startup building electric aircraft. At McKinsey he worked with airlines and defense companies. Johann is a licensed pilot.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Andustry
Co-foundersHet Dave@hetdv
