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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.School63%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 63% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nathan Borshell@nathanborshellFounder/CTO · tashS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Berke ArginFounder · CompresrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Tim Qin@timtqinFounder · RoameS23Consumer · San Francisco
- Mary SaraccoFounder · PingS22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Kevin Ohana@ohana_kevinFounder · JoeW22Fintech · Paris
- Philip Howson@howsonphFounder · AlgoViralS21B2B · London
- Gabriele Musella@freshmuseFounder/CEO · CoinruleS21Fintech · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelNathan BorshelltashFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nathanborshellBerke ArginCompresrFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Tim QinRoameFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/timtqinMary SaraccoPingFounderSummer 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina20—Kevin OhanaJoeFounderWinter 2022FintechParis, France12https://x.com/ohana_kevinPhilip HowsonAlgoViralFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/howsonphGabriele MusellaCoinruleFounder/CEOSummer 2021FintechLondon, United Kingdom7https://x.com/freshmuse
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Ivan Zakazov
Founder/CEO·Compresr
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO @ Compresr. Previously researched LLM context compression as an EPFL PhD (Switzerland). Former Microsoft and Philips Research.
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
CompresrLLM context compression for better accuracy
