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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.School19%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 19% of these rows have at least one match.
- Seak Meng LayFounder/CTO · RadleyS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yolanda Cao@yolandaaacaoFounder/COO · EverestF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Win Wang@WiniumFounder/CEO · ParaQueryX25B2B · New York
- Soroush Saryazdi@S_SaryazdiFounder/CTO · SwerveW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Parth Chopra@parthematicsFounder/CTO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Arjun Maheswaran@segmentaFounder/CEO · Rowboat LabsS24Consumer · Bengaluru
- Oscar AvatareFounder/CTO · Saphira AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ali Haghani@iAligatorFounder/CEO · CirclebackW24B2B · San Francisco
- Neha Mittal@neha01mittalFounder/CEO · JustAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Strobel@joshuakcockrellFounder · EnvelopeS23Fintech · San Francisco
- Rishabh Srivastava@rishdotblogFounder · FactIQW23Fintech · Singapore
- Ian OwnbeyFounder · PierreW23B2B · San Francisco
- Wally Gurzynski@wgnycFounder · TurntableW23B2B · New York
- Pedro Nascimento@pedromnascFounder · FindlyS22B2B · London
- Andreea Francis@afakereleFounder · SilkChartS22B2B · San Francisco
- Perry ZhengFounder · Cash Flow PortalW22Real Estate and Construction · Seattle
- Paul Katsen@pavtalkFounder · Gym ClassW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Guy Snir@guysnirFounder/COO · Nest GenomicsW22Healthcare · New York
- Alex KovalevFounder · JetdocsW21B2B · Toronto
- Lionel Vital@lionelvFounder · Bandit MLS20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Seak Meng LayRadleyFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yolanda CaoEverestFounder/COOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/yolandaaacaoWin WangParaQueryFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/WiniumSoroush SaryazdiSwerveFounder/CTOWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/S_SaryazdiParth ChopraCandleFounder/CTOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/parthematicsArjun MaheswaranRowboat LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerBengaluru, India3https://x.com/segmentaOscar AvatareSaphira AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ali HaghaniCirclebackFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/iAligatorNeha MittalJustAIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/neha01mittalJosh StrobelEnvelopeFounderSummer 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/joshuakcockrellRishabh SrivastavaFactIQFounderWinter 2023FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/rishdotblogIan OwnbeyPierreFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Wally GurzynskiTurntableFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/wgnycPedro NascimentoFindlyFounderSummer 2022B2BLondon, United Kingdom11https://x.com/pedromnascAndreea FrancisSilkChartFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/afakerelePerry ZhengCash Flow PortalFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSeattle, United States19—Paul KatsenGym ClassFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/pavtalkGuy SnirNest Genomics2× YCFounder/COOWinter 2022HealthcareNew York, United States14https://x.com/guysnirAlex KovalevJetdocsFounderWinter 2021B2BToronto, Canada2—Lionel VitalBandit MLFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/lionelv
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Ali Haghani
Founder/CEO·Circleback
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size8
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ali is the co-founder and CEO of Circleback. Prior to Circleback, Ali was an engineer at Stripe where he led the first integration of LLMs into support experiences, reducing operating costs by over $2M annually. Before that, he worked on ads and experimentation at Twitter, building a system that enabled A/B testing ads campaigns on the platform.
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
Circleback
AI-powered meeting notes and automations
Co-foundersKevin Jacyna@kevinjacyna
