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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Henrik Brun FevangFounder · AudunS26Fintech · Oslo
- Maanav AgrawalFounder/CEO · MemoirX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rayan GhandourFounder/CEO · G LNKW25B2B · New York
- Himank Jain@Himank_jain1Founder/CEO · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex LuisFounder · SendblueS23B2B · New York
- Dusko Kelez@duskokelezFounder · HapiW21Fintech · San Francisco
- Ignacio Javierre@ignajavierreFounder · HUBUCW21Fintech · Barcelona
- Alex Circei@AlexCirceiFounder · WaydevW21B2B · Bucharest
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Henrik Brun FevangAudunFounderSummer 2026FintechOslo, Norway5—Maanav AgrawalMemoirFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rayan GhandourG LNKFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Himank JainGetCruxFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/Himank_jain1Alex LuisSendblueFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States50—Dusko KelezHapiFounderWinter 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States45https://x.com/duskokelezIgnacio JavierreHUBUCFounderWinter 2021FintechBarcelona, Spain11https://x.com/ignajavierreAlex CirceiWaydevFounderWinter 2021B2BBucharest, Romania13https://x.com/AlexCircei
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Alex Circei
Founder·Waydev
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size13
BatchWinter 2021
LocationBucharest, Romania
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
I'm Alex Circei, co-founder and CEO of Waydev (YC W21). I started my first company in Romania at 21 and have spent 18+ years building startups. In 2017 I launched Waydev, defining the Software Engineering Intelligence category — bootstrapped to profitability, recognized by Gartner and G2, and trusted by Fortune 500 teams at American Express, Caterpillar, Dropbox, and PwC.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Waydev
Engineering intelligence for AI transformation
