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Known for these resultsRole65%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 65% 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.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mark Nour@marknnourFounder/CTO · BuildboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- Junaid PopalzaiFounder/CTO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jayram PalamadaiFounder/CEO · ByteportW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yolanda Cao@yolandaaacaoFounder/COO · EverestF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Juan AlzugarayFounder · FlaiS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Daniel Worku@dbworkuFounder/CTO · StarSlingX25B2B · San Francisco
- Hunter Leath@jhleathFounder/CEO · ArchilF24B2B · San Francisco
- Scott Moss@scotupsFounder · DoublezeroS24B2B
- Sean Safahi@scubaseanFounder · AbelW24B2B · San Francisco
- Valerie LiFounder · DuckieW24B2B · San Francisco
- Peter Marton@slashdotpeterFounder · OpenMeterW23B2B
- Tonjé Bakang Tonje@tonjebakangFounder/CEO · MootsW22B2B · New York
- Ain McKendrickFounder · FactionW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Scott Moss@scotupsFounder/CEO · TipeW18B2B · San Francisco
- Tonjé Bakang Tonje@tonjebakangFounder/CEO · AfrostreamS15Consumer · Paris
- Aarthi Ramamurthy@aarthirFounder/CEO · LumoidS13Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mark NourBuildboxFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marknnourJunaid PopalzaiCarSignalFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Samuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuJayram PalamadaiByteportFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Yolanda CaoEverestFounder/COOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/yolandaaacaoJuan AlzugarayFlaiFounderSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States23—Daniel WorkuStarSlingFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dbworkuHunter LeathArchilFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/jhleathScott MossDoublezero2× YCFounderSummer 2024B2BUnknown2https://x.com/scotupsSean SafahiAbelFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/scubaseanValerie LiDuckieFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Peter MartonOpenMeterFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown7https://x.com/slashdotpeterTonjé Bakang TonjeMoots2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/tonjebakangAin McKendrickFactionFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States25—Scott MossTipe2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/scotupsTonjé Bakang TonjeAfrostream2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerParis, France11https://x.com/tonjebakangAarthi RamamurthyLumoidFounder/CEOSummer 2013ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/aarthir
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Ludovic Bostral
Founder·Afrostream
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size11
BatchSummer 2015
LocationParis, France
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Streaming tech advisor, fractional CTO. 25 years building video platforms: R&D Manager on M6 Replay (50M+ monthly users), co-founded Afrostream (YCS15), CTO at Majelan, ran platform at Trace. Now I help founders and investors with technical due diligence, architecture audits, and stack decisions for streaming/OTT/video. I also publish Streaming Radar, a weekly newsletter and data intelligence platform covering streaming tech, vertical drama ($14B market), and Africa streaming. Open to: fractiona
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AfrostreamAFROSTREAM is Netflix for African-American and African content…
TagsVideo
Co-foundersTonjé Bakang Tonje@tonjebakang
