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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dillon Mehta@PickleDilll_Founder/CEO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Neel Gadde@neelapolitanFounder/COO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Amy Xiao@amyxstFounder/CEO · CloudglueS24B2B · San Francisco
- Elliott Thompson@elliott_thompsFounder/CTO · ideate.xyzS24B2B · London
- Sneha Sivakumar@sneha8sivakumarFounder/CEO · SpurS24B2B · New York
- Rakeeb Hossain@rakeeb_hossainFounder/CTO · ConsulW24Fintech · New York
- Yulong LiuFounder · GreenTallyS23B2B · San Francisco
- Danna Liu@dnaliu17Founder · PoplarMLW23B2B · San Francisco
- Eli SemoryFounder · Texel.aiW23B2B
- Rahul ShethFounder · Texel.aiW23B2B
- David Paffenholz@davepaffenholzFounder · JuiceboxS22B2B · Los Angeles
- Craig Weiss@craigzLisztFounder · RomeW22B2B · San Francisco
- Janelle TiulentinoFounder · TalentdropS21B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph IfiegbuFounder · eqtbleW21B2B · New York
- Daryl SewFounder · TasteW21Consumer · New York
- Ilter CanberkCo-founder (Design, Product, Front-End) · AppcubatorW13B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dillon MehtaSnap PokerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PickleDilll_Neel GaddeSnap PokerFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/neelapolitanAmy XiaoCloudglueFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/amyxstElliott Thompsonideate.xyzFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/elliott_thompsSneha SivakumarSpurFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/sneha8sivakumarRakeeb HossainConsulFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/rakeeb_hossainYulong LiuGreenTallyFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Danna LiuPoplarMLFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dnaliu17Eli SemoryTexel.aiFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown2—Rahul ShethTexel.aiFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown2—David PaffenholzJuiceboxFounderSummer 2022B2BLos Angeles, United States65https://x.com/davepaffenholzCraig WeissRomeFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/craigzLisztJanelle TiulentinoTalentdropFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Joseph IfiegbueqtbleFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States5—Daryl SewTasteFounderWinter 2021ConsumerNew York, United States2—Ilter CanberkAppcubatorCo-founder (Design, Product, Front-End)Winter 2013B2BSan Francisco, United States0—
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Ishan Gupta
Founder·Juicebox
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size65
BatchSummer 2022
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Ishan is the Co-founder of Juicebox, an AI recruiting platform trusted by 3,000+ customers that automates the manual aspects of recruiting with LLM-powered search. Previously, Ishan worked as a Software Engineer at BlueLearn. Ishan studied Computer Science at Dartmouth College before leaving to focus on building Juicebox through Y Combinator (S22).
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
Juicebox
AI-powered talent sourcing for recruiters
Co-foundersDavid Paffenholz@davepaffenholz
