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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.
- Parth Ajmera@prrthh132Founder/CTO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaskaran Singh Walia@karanwxliaaFounder · Aktoria RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rodrigo Terán@rodrigoteranhdzFounder/CTO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rhys Sullivan@RhysSullivanFounder · ExecutorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Luca Hadife@LucaHadifeFounder/CEO · KebraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniela Muñoz@dani__munozFounder/CTO · LemonLimeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ali Eren AytekinFounder · SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun WadhwaFounder/CTO · TraceforceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benedict Chan@bencxrFounder · LightsprintX26B2B · San Francisco
- Avi Arora@c0delemonsFounder · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ethan Byrd@itsjustemailFounder/CEO · primitiveX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ruhan Ponnada@RuhanPonnadaFounder/CEO · SalesgraphX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jennifer Prasetyo@jenandtech_Founder/CTO · Saudara AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Royzen@michaelroyzenFounder/CEO · Standard SignalX26Fintech · New York
- Ragav Sachdeva@ragavsachdevaFounder/CEO · TakeCareOSX26B2B · San Francisco
- Perbhat Kumar@perbhatkFounder/CEO · AnchorheadW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ashish Selvaraj@asheeeeeshhFounder · ApproximaW26B2B · Toronto
- Charles DingFounder/CEO · ChamberW26B2B · Seattle
- Ivan Zakazov@ivanzakazovFounder/CEO · CompresrW26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Parth AjmeraAgnost AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prrthh132Jaskaran Singh WaliaAktoria RoboticsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/karanwxliaaWarren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardRodrigo TeránDialogusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rodrigoteranhdzRhys SullivanExecutorFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/RhysSullivanLuca HadifeKebraFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucaHadifeDaniela MuñozLemonLimeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/dani__munozAli Eren AytekinSpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.FounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Varun WadhwaTraceforceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Benedict ChanLightsprintFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/bencxrAvi AroraOddpoolFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/c0delemonsEthan ByrdprimitiveFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/itsjustemailRuhan PonnadaSalesgraphFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RuhanPonnadaJennifer PrasetyoSaudara AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jenandtech_Michael RoyzenStandard Signal2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States1https://x.com/michaelroyzenRagav SachdevaTakeCareOSFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/ragavsachdevaPerbhat KumarAnchorheadFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/perbhatkAshish SelvarajApproximaFounderWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/asheeeeeshhCharles DingChamberFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Ivan ZakazovCompresrFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ivanzakazov
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Xia Hua
Founder/CEO·Traceforce
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Traceforce. Previously Director of Engineering at Clumio, managing all flagship products. PhD in Applied Math from MIT.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
