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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.School73%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 73% of these rows have at least one match.
- David Lee@dleebuildsFounder · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shipra JhaFounder/CTO · CorelayerW26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Klikushin@mklikuFounder/CTO · RadiusF25B2B · San Francisco
- Tejas Agarwal@teagarwalFounder/CEO · TerrainF25B2B · San Francisco
- Evis Drenova@evisdrenovaFounder · NeosyncS22B2B · San Francisco
- Lawrence Gentilello@gentilelloFounder · OpteryW22B2B · San Francisco
- Darpan Khurana@me_DKhuranaFounder · GroMoW21Fintech · Gurugram
- Preetam Mohan ShettyFounder · StayflexiW21B2B · San Francisco
- Venkatesh SakamuriFounder · StayflexiW21B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin MooreFounder/CEO · Quilt DataW16B2B · Kihei
- Lawrence Gentilello@gentilelloFounder/Board Director · ScreenleapW12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David LeeAndcoFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dleebuildsShipra JhaCorelayerFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Michael KlikushinRadiusFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mklikuTejas AgarwalTerrainFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/teagarwalEvis DrenovaNeosyncFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/evisdrenovaLawrence GentilelloOptery2× YCFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States55https://x.com/gentilelloDarpan KhuranaGroMoFounderWinter 2021FintechGurugram, India100https://x.com/me_DKhuranaPreetam Mohan ShettyStayflexiFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States58—Venkatesh SakamuriStayflexiFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States58—Kevin MooreQuilt DataFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BKihei, United States6—Lawrence GentilelloScreenleap2× YCFounder/Board DirectorWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/gentilello
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Lawrence Gentilello
Founder·Optery
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size55
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Lawrence is CEO and Founder at Optery. Prior to founding Optery, Lawrence led Accenture’s Data Management Platforms practice in North America and was a Product Management and Technical Consulting leader at Oracle and BlueKai. As an entrepreneur, Lawrence also co-founded the remote collaboration company Screenleap and launched the first online facebook at Stanford in 1999. Lawrence is an alumnus of Stanford (BA), Duke (MBA), and Y Combinator (Optery (W22) and Screenleap (W12)).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W12ScreenleapActive
- W22OpteryActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
OpteryOpt out software that removes your private info from the internet
Co-foundersChen Atlas
