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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mugdhaa PatankarFounder/CTO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Harish PalaniFounder · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Essam Sleiman@essamsleimanFounder/CEO · CanvasF24B2B · San Francisco
- Garrett Graves@grvydevFounder · crmCopilotW24B2B · San Francisco
- Andre Fu@andrezfuFounder/CEO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nanki GrewalFounder/CTO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aman Gottumukkala@amangotchuFounder · FirebenderW24B2B · San Francisco
- Theo Browne@theoFounder · T3 ChatW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Jimmy Young@jimm_y_oungFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin Devienne@benjaryuFounder · Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)S20Consumer · San Francisco
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder/CEO · AtriumW18B2B · San Francisco
- Jamie Quint@jamiequintFounder · Interstate AnalyticsW16B2B · San Francisco
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder/CEO · ExecW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder · TwitchW07Consumer · San Francisco
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mugdhaa PatankarAgent FMFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterHarish PalaniHABITFounderSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Essam SleimanCanvasFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/essamsleimanGarrett GravescrmCopilotFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grvydevAndre FuEcliptorFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/andrezfuNanki GrewalEcliptorFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aman GottumukkalaFirebenderFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/amangotchuTheo BrowneT3 ChatFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theoJimmy YoungCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jimm_y_oungBenjamin DevienneJam.gg (formerly Piepacker)FounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/benjaryuJustin KanAtrium4× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States180https://x.com/justinkanJamie QuintInterstate AnalyticsFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jamiequintJustin KanExec4× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/justinkanJustin KanTwitch4× YCFounderWinter 2007ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2000https://x.com/justinkanJustin KanKiko4× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/justinkan
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Aman Gottumukkala
Founder·Firebender
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size1
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Aman is the cofounder of Firebender, an AI-powered coding assistant built exclusively for Android Studio. Before Firebender, Aman was a 2020 Kleiner Perkins Eng fellow and the 3rd engineer at Paradigm, where he built trading and internal data infrastructure from scratch, automated Ethereum derivative trading strategies yielding 20%, and published novel zero-knowledge cryptography research. He interned at Google, Instagram, Twitch, and Microsoft in college.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Firebender
Most powerful coding agent for Android engineers
Co-foundersKevin Tang@kevo1ution
