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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.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.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarthak Aggarwal@_sarthak4Founder/CTO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- David Khachaturov@davidobot_Founder/CTO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder/CEO · LinzumiX26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Mittal@prateekmittal_Founder · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Aaksha Meghawat@aakshamFounder/CTO · KashikoiX25B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Mehta@_rohanmehtaFounder · ArcaneW24Consumer · New York
- Benjamin Bolte@benjamin_bolteFounder · K-Scale LabsW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Andrew Duberstein@ajdsteinFounder · MercatorS22B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Feng@dylanfeng_Founder · SonnetS22B2B · San Francisco
- Cadran Cowansage@cadran_cFounder · ElphaS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder · OneGraphS18B2B · San Francisco
- Axel Delafosse@axeldelafosseFounder/CTO · GoosebumpS17Consumer · Paris
- James Zhang@jamesfzhangFounder · PollyS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Charlie Guo@charlierguoFounder · FanHeroS13Consumer · San Francisco
- Michael Petrov@mpetrovFounder · CoupleW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder/CEO · ZenboxS11B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Frank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Sarthak AggarwalDecaworkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_sarthak4David KhachaturovEgoist MachinesFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davidobot_Sean GroveLinzumi3× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sgrovePrateek MittalCrosslayer LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/prateekmittal_Aaksha MeghawatKashikoiFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aakshamRohan MehtaArcaneFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/_rohanmehtaBenjamin BolteK-Scale LabsFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/benjamin_bolteAndrew DubersteinMercatorFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ajdsteinDylan FengSonnetFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/dylanfeng_Cadran CowansageElphaFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/cadran_cSean GroveOneGraph3× YCFounderSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sgroveAxel DelafosseGoosebumpFounder/CTOSummer 2017ConsumerParis, France2https://x.com/axeldelafosseJames ZhangPollyFounderSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jamesfzhangCharlie GuoFanHeroFounderSummer 2013ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/charlierguoMichael PetrovCoupleFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mpetrovSean GroveZenbox3× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sgrove
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Erin McGurk
Founder/CEO·Egoist Machines
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Egoist Machines (YC S26). Formerly BA (Uni of Cambridge) in Land Economy (Economics + Law). Built 1M+ following across social platforms (@erinmerylstudy). Effective Altruism + AI Safety. Research interests: privacy social + legal infra; space policy and governance; urban design; advertising psychology.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Egoist MachinesSecure, user-owned context for every AI app
Co-foundersDavid Khachaturov@davidobot_
