Founder Directory
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Founders11,704
Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Naman Gupta@namaanguptaFounder/CEO · Antropi RoboticsF26Industrials · Bengaluru
- Shubh AgarwalFounder/CTO · Antropi RoboticsF26Industrials · Bengaluru
- Brison MoorheadFounder/COO · CapveonF26Government · San Francisco
- Finn Lancaster@flancast90Founder/CEO · CapveonF26Government · San Francisco
- Jamie YauFounder/CEO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Kazel Koh En YangFounder/CTO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya BommakantiFounder/CTO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Sai Vamshi BatchuFounder/CEO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Chen PengFounder/CEO · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeSirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshNaman GuptaAntropi RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBengaluru, India0https://x.com/namaanguptaShubh AgarwalAntropi RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2026IndustrialsBengaluru, India0—Brison MoorheadCapveonFounder/COOFall 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2—Finn LancasterCapveonFounder/CEOFall 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/flancast90Jamie YauCollarFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Kazel Koh En YangCollarFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Aziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Daniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoRiley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Aditya BommakantiGodHandsFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Sai Vamshi BatchuGodHandsFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikChen PengLambda RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—
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Darryl Luo
Founder/CTO·Forward
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchFall 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Forward (YC F26). Previously CTO @ Lima AI (bootstrapped EdTech startup), studied at University of Sydney and University of Southern California, dropped out.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ForwardUnifying Global Private Credit
