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Known for these resultsRole29%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 29% 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.
- Akshay Mistry@akshaymistry8Founder · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Naren Yenuganti@narenyenugantiFounder/CTO · PolymathW26B2B · San Francisco
- Pushkar Lanka@LankaPushkarFounder/CEO · TravaW25B2B · San Francisco
- Pritee TembhekarFounder · FlyflowS24B2B
- Stephanie VasquezFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- Jackson ChenFounder · Alphawatch AIW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Md Halim@halliminfinityFounder · FinlensW20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akshay MistryChromieFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akshaymistry8Naren YenugantiPolymathFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/narenyenugantiPushkar LankaTravaFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/LankaPushkarPritee TembhekarFlyflowFounderSummer 2024B2BUnknown2—Stephanie VasquezLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jackson ChenAlphawatch AIFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States8—Md HalimFinlensFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/halliminfinity
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Akshay Mistry
Founder·Chromie
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at chromie.dev. Previously interned at Google (Gemini for Workspace), Plaid (Fraud Intelligence), and Amazon (Generative AI Music Search). MS and BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Georgia Tech. Published AI authentication research at MIT URTC (top 5). Founded Accelerate Tutors, a nonprofit that delivered 1500+ hours of tutoring to 300+ students.
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
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