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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.School42%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 42% of these rows have at least one match.
- Archish ArunFounder · cocreateS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kristy GaoFounder/CTO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Max Henry Xie@maxhxieFounder/CTO · VetnioW25B2B · Stockholm
- Taranjeet Singh@taranjeetioFounder/CEO · Mem0S24B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan Fudem@jfudemFounder · OneTextW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Abhinav Gopal@readysetgopalFounder · RubbrbandW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Vinodh Poyyapakkam@psvinodhFounder · CorisS22B2B · San Francisco
- Deboshree Dutta@deboshreFounder · CriyaW22B2B · San Francisco
- Sreehari Pulikkal Sivadasan@sreeharipsFounder · StrideQS21B2B · San Francisco
- Abhishek Ayyagari@abs_ayyagariFounder · yBANQW20Fintech · Bengaluru
- April ChangFounder/CEO · 10 By 10S17B2B · San Francisco
- Peggy Mangot@peggymangotFounder/CEO · SparkGiftW15Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Archish AruncocreateFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Kristy GaoCenoteFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Max Henry XieVetnioFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BStockholm, Sweden6https://x.com/maxhxieTaranjeet SinghMem0Founder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/taranjeetioJonathan FudemOneTextFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/jfudemAbhinav GopalRubbrbandFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/readysetgopalVinodh PoyyapakkamCorisFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/psvinodhDeboshree DuttaCriyaFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/deboshreSreehari Pulikkal SivadasanStrideQFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sreeharipsAbhishek AyyagariyBANQFounderWinter 2020FintechBengaluru, India9https://x.com/abs_ayyagariApril Chang10 By 10Founder/CEOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Peggy MangotSparkGiftFounder/CEOWinter 2015FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/peggymangot
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Max Henry Xie
Founder/CTO·Vetnio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2025
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Second time founder. Self-taught developer with many chess and hackathon wins. Built machine learning models to combat fraud at big banks. Studied industrial engineering and management at KTH (Stockholm). Dropped out of school to work at Accenture (deployed engineer), then Paypal (AI / data scientist) before founding first his start-up, now working on his second. Accidental tiktok-influencer.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
VetnioAI Copilot that automates admin work for veterinary professionals
Co-foundersArman Karégar
