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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ilia Bolgov@iliabolgovFounder/CEO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Areg NzsdejanFounder/CEO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Dmytro AstakhovFounder/CTO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Rhim ShahFounder/CEO · Arva AIS24B2B · London
- Dimitrios IliasFounder/CTO · IntrycS24B2B · San Francisco
- George Pastakas@georgepastakasFounder/CPO · IntrycS24B2B · San Francisco
- Stefan VukcevicFounder/CEO · VoxOps AIW24B2B · London
- Amir Prodensky@AmirProd1Founder/CEO · StradaS23B2B · San Francisco
- Uladzislau Radkevich@ulad_devFounder · co.devW23B2B
- Emmanuel IgboduduFounder · WazaW23Fintech · Lagos
- Zach GarmanFounder · ARQS21Fintech · London
- Alex Nikityuk@AlexeyNikityukFounder · MarooS21B2B · New York
- Anita KoimurFounder · LiveFlowW21B2B · New York
- Lasse KalkarFounder · LiveFlowW21B2B · New York
- Dominic KwokFounder · Heron DataS20B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ilia BolgovTouchmarkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/iliabolgovAreg NzsdejanCardamonFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Dmytro AstakhovCardamonFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Rhim ShahArva AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom20—Dimitrios IliasIntrycFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States14—George PastakasIntrycFounder/CPOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/georgepastakasStefan VukcevicVoxOps AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Amir ProdenskyStradaFounder/CEOSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States21https://x.com/AmirProd1Uladzislau Radkevichco.devFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown2https://x.com/ulad_devEmmanuel IgboduduWazaFounderWinter 2023FintechLagos, Nigeria28—Zach GarmanARQFounderSummer 2021FintechLondon, United Kingdom100—Alex NikityukMarooFounderSummer 2021B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/AlexeyNikityukAnita KoimurLiveFlowFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States51—Lasse KalkarLiveFlowFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States51—Dominic KwokHeron DataFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States60—
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Maxwell Obi
Founder·Waza
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size28
BatchWinter 2023
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Maxwell is a 2x founder and experienced FinTech entrepreneur. Before Waza, he served as the Global Head of Business at Sendwave (W12) - which got acquired by Worldremit for $500M. While there he navigated partnerships and regulatory relationships in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Prior to that, he was the Co-founder of Amplify, a Nigeria-based FinTech which got acquired by Carbon in 2019. Maxwell has a background in Software Engineering and holds a Degree in Computer Science.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declaredExit mentioned in bio
