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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Daniel Tulha Hochstetler@tulha_Founder/CTO · AstorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Aayush TyagiFounder/CTO · OkiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew WagnerFounder/CTO · OdoS24B2B · San Francisco
- Yooni AhnFounder/CEO · OdoS24B2B · San Francisco
- Abhishek Ray@abhishekray07Founder/CEO · OpslaneS24B2B · San Francisco
- William HuFounder · RiskAngleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Chris WeaverFounder · OnyxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Rob Balian@robbalianFounder · RepromptW24B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Strobel@joshuakcockrellFounder · EnvelopeS23Fintech · San Francisco
- Qinyu Tong@qtofriviaFounder · GlideS23B2B · New York
- Tushar Soni@tusharsoni1205Founder · GlideS23B2B · New York
- Ronald DingFounder · ShadeformS23B2B
- Jason ScharffFounder · CobblestoneW23Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Ayan Bandyopadhyay@ayanicbandFounder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Jason Fan@jfan001Founder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Teddy Ni@TeddarificFounder · Magic PatternsW23B2B · San Francisco
- Sriram Bhargav Karnati@_sriramk_Founder · TheyaW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Alex Chiou@AlexChiouFounder · TaroS22B2B · San Francisco
- Ayan Bandyopadhyay@ayanicbandFounder · RTCanaryS20Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Daniel Tulha HochstetlerAstorFounder/CTOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/tulha_Aayush TyagiOkiFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Andrew WagnerOdoFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Yooni AhnOdoFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Abhishek RayOpslaneFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/abhishekray07William HuRiskAngleFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Chris WeaverOnyxFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Rob BalianRepromptFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/robbalianJosh StrobelEnvelopeFounderSummer 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/joshuakcockrellQinyu TongGlideFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/qtofriviaTushar SoniGlideFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/tusharsoni1205Ronald DingShadeformFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown11—Jason ScharffCobblestoneFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States3—Ayan BandyopadhyayFinic2× YCFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ayanicbandJason FanFinicFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jfan001Teddy NiMagic PatternsFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/TeddarificSriram Bhargav KarnatiTheyaFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_sriramk_Alex ChiouTaroFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/AlexChiouAyan BandyopadhyayRTCanary2× YCFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ayanicband
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Rahul Pandey
Founder·Taro
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Founder of Taro (joinTaro.com) to enable better careers for engineers. Taught mobile dev at Stanford, ran a YT channel with 120K subscribers, and taught courses on Taro, LI Learning, and Codepath. I previously worked at Meta + Pinterest, and I spend most of my free time playing pickleball.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TaroHelp high-growth tech companies hire strong engineers
Co-foundersAlex Chiou@AlexChiou
