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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.
- Yash SahotaFounder · OpenIntakeW25B2B · New York
- Nabil BaugherFounder · Baseline AIS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- John ThompsonFounder/CEO · QuetzalS24B2B · San Francisco
- Will WangFounder/CTO · CentralizeW24B2B · San Francisco
- Luke Igel@lukeigelFounder · Kino AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Elise NguyenFounder · StellarS22B2B · San Francisco
- Lydia Han@lydiajhanFounder · ModernLoopW21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Yash SahotaOpenIntakeFounderWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Nabil BaugherBaseline AIFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—John ThompsonQuetzalFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Will WangCentralizeFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Luke IgelKino AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/lukeigelElise NguyenStellarFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Lydia HanModernLoopFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/lydiajhan
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Quan Zhou
Founder·Stellar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Quan is the technical cofounder of Stellar and is passionate about technology that makes teams more effective and collaborative. Prior to Stellar, he was an early engineer at an HR unicorn Pave (S20) and built the technology stack from the ground up. Quan previously worked at Affirm (where he met Angela) and was on Bridgewater Trading technology team. He holds an engineering degree from Princeton.
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
StellarAI-powered business goals
