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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sam SlezekFounder/CEO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Herman Båverud OlssonFounder/CEO · SolvaS25Fintech · New York
- Ethne LaudeFounder/CTO · CandorW25Government · San Francisco
- Akeem WilliamsFounder · MaxiW23Fintech · New York
- Cipriano Echavarria@ciprianoec11Founder · PalommaW23Real Estate and Construction · Medellín
- Omair Ansari@OmairAnsari16Founder · AbhiS21Fintech
- Philip Howson@howsonphFounder · AlgoViralS21B2B · London
- Gil ShakedFounder · VarosS21B2B · San Francisco
- Matt WilkersonFounder/CEO · ExternW17Consumer · San Francisco
- Conor MurrayFounder/CEO · OpenInvestS15Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Tommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sam SlezekArctic HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Herman Båverud OlssonSolvaFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechNew York, United States15—Ethne LaudeCandorFounder/CTOWinter 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2—Akeem WilliamsMaxiFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States2—Cipriano EchavarriaPalommaFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionMedellín, Colombia8https://x.com/ciprianoec11Omair AnsariAbhiFounderSummer 2021FintechUnknown10https://x.com/OmairAnsari16Philip HowsonAlgoViralFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/howsonphGil ShakedVarosFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Matt WilkersonExternFounder/CEOWinter 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States30—Conor MurrayOpenInvestFounder/CEOSummer 2015FintechSan Francisco, United States110—
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Erim Gurlemis
Founder/COO·GUILD
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at GUILD. Previously Associate in the Global Investment Office at Morgan Stanley, where he worked on wealth management development and engagement . BA in Biological Studies from Rutgers University.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
