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Known for these resultsRole66%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 66% 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.School53%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 53% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Matt Wulff@makeitmattoFounder/CPO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Junaid PopalzaiFounder/CTO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Amol PantFounder/CTO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- George Kalligeros@kalligerosFounder/CEO · Aseon LabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Farhan KhanFounder/CEO · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarman Aulakh@sarmanaulakhFounder/CTO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Miranda Nover@mirandanoverFounder/CEO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Paul Schneider@paulschneider_Founder/CTO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Zac Valles@ZacVallesFounder · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Skyler Chan@skyler_chan_Founder/CEO · Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)W26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Cooper McBrideFounder · Kyten TechnologiesW26Industrials · Seattle
- Elton Shon@eltonbear6996Founder/CTO · One RobotW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex RiveroFounder/CEO · REV1W26B2B · San Francisco
- Casey Spencer@recnepsyesacFounder/CEO · Voxel EnergyW26Industrials
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Matt Wulff6thSenseFounder/CPOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/makeitmattoJunaid PopalzaiCarSignalFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Amol PantFlorinFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3—Athreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandDennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatGeorge KalligerosAseon LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/kalligerosFarhan Khanshotwell.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Sarman AulakhChasiFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sarmanaulakhMiranda NoverFortFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/mirandanoverPaul SchneiderFortFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/paulschneider_Zac VallesFortFounderWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ZacVallesSkyler ChanGalactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)Founder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/skyler_chan_Cooper McBrideKyten TechnologiesFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSeattle, United States2—Elton ShonOne RobotFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/eltonbear6996Alex RiveroREV1Founder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Casey SpencerVoxel EnergyFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown3https://x.com/recnepsyesac
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Rishov Sarkar
Founder/CTO·hardware intelligence
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at hardware intelligence (YC S26). PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, where he won the 2022 ECE Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year award. Previously developed simulators for AMD's AI Engine accelerator and worked on LLVM-based compilation flows at Siemens EDA. MS and BS in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
hardware intelligenceAI tools for the chips your AI runs on
IndustryB2B
Websitehardwareintelligence.ai
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersAthreya Anand@athreyaanand
