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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.School56%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 56% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ryan Ning@itsnotryanFounder/CEO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Zhou@michaelzixizhouFounder/CEO · CodagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Saai Arora@SaaiAroraFounder/CTO · ReplicasX26B2B · San Francisco
- Baptiste Cumin@baptiste_cuminFounder/CEO · RastroS24B2B · London
- Niranjan Ravichandra@0xnravicFounder · CedanaS23B2B · New York
- Samuel SanFounder · RecipeUIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Sebastian AlvaradoCo-Founder (CTO) · ValariW22Fintech · Mexico City
- Fernando Gomez ArriolaFounder · NexuW20Fintech · Mexico City
- Brian Glick@brianglickFounder/CEO · GroupAheadW15Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryan NingSimulithicFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/itsnotryanMichael ZhouCodagFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/michaelzixizhouSaai AroraReplicasFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SaaiAroraBaptiste CuminRastroFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/baptiste_cuminNiranjan RavichandraCedanaFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/0xnravicSamuel SanRecipeUIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Sebastian AlvaradoValariCo-Founder (CTO)Winter 2022FintechMexico City, Mexico3—Fernando Gomez ArriolaNexuFounderWinter 2020FintechMexico City, Mexico63—Brian GlickGroupAheadFounder/CEOWinter 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/brianglick
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Neel Master
Founder·Cedana
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO of Cedana. Previously CEO/co-founder of Engooden, AI-powered chronic disease management proven to improves outcomes and lower costs for patients (Series B). VP of Corp Development for Petra Systems (predictive smart grid/solar company) scaled from $0-$70M ARR. At TL Ventures ($1.6B VC fund) investing across semi, software and systems. Built a system for large-scale, automated ML and computer vision at MIT CSAIL. Patents and publications in AI, computer vision.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Cedana
Fast, reliable, reproducible AI with GPU live migration
Co-foundersNiranjan Ravichandra@0xnravic
