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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.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lucas ZubillagaFounder/CTO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Dave Zohrob@dzohrobFounder/CEO · NoriF25Healthcare · New York
- Luc Succès@lucsuccesFounder/CTO · BlazeS24Fintech
- Kris PahujaFounder/CPO · PiramidalW24Healthcare · New York
- Dominic KwokFounder · Heron DataS20B2B · New York
- Andreas JanssonFounder · ReplicateW20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lucas ZubillagaRise ReformingFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Dave ZohrobNoriFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareNew York, United States3https://x.com/dzohrobLuc SuccèsBlazeFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechUnknown5https://x.com/lucsuccesKris PahujaPiramidalFounder/CPOWinter 2024HealthcareNew York, United States10—Dominic KwokHeron DataFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States60—Andreas JanssonReplicateFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States36—
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Faiyam Rahman
Founder/CEO·Blaze
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2024
LocationRemote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Faiyam is a full-stack engineer with a bachelors in mathematics from Duke and a masters of engineering from Cornell Tech. He is now the cofounder and CEO of Blaze Payments. He is an avid traveler, most recently having completed a 6 month tour of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bali and Portugal. He is also an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation, and he enjoys long walks, the spoken word, and celebrating the joy of being alive.
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
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