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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.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bruno Koba@brunokoba_Founder/CEO · AstorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Hudo AssencoFounder/CTO · SalvyW24B2B · Curitiba
- Cipriano Echavarria@ciprianoec11Founder · PalommaW23Real Estate and Construction · Medellín
- Patrick McDougall@patrickfromdripFounder · DripS22Fintech · São Paulo
- Jose Akle@pepeakleFounder · OkaniS21Healthcare · Mexico City
- Tyler RichieFounder · SproutfiS21Fintech · São Paulo
- Francisco Homem de Mello@kiko_himselfFounder/CEO · Qulture.RocksW18B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bruno KobaAstorFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/brunokoba_Hudo AssencoSalvyFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BCuritiba, Brazil27—Cipriano EchavarriaPalommaFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionMedellín, Colombia8https://x.com/ciprianoec11Patrick McDougallDripFounderSummer 2022FintechSão Paulo, Brazil15https://x.com/patrickfromdripJose AkleOkaniFounderSummer 2021HealthcareMexico City, Mexico3https://x.com/pepeakleTyler RichieSproutfiFounderSummer 2021FintechSão Paulo, Brazil17—Francisco Homem de MelloQulture.RocksFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States70https://x.com/kiko_himself
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Paulo Albuquerque
Founder·Drip
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size15
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Paulo Albuquerque is the co-founder of Drip and leads the Engineering team. Engineering Manager for the last years, Paulo has been leading many teams in the Fintech industry. He is graduated in Computer Science with MBA in project management from Fucapi.
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.
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
DripShop and pay in installments anywhere
