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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.School41%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 41% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ryan Ning@itsnotryanFounder/CEO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jordan IbeFounder · CovaS26Healthcare · Detroit
- Dasmer Singh@dasmersinghFounder/CEO · AllowanceX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zakaria El hjouji@zakariaornotFounder/CEO · OvershootW26B2B · San Francisco
- Meng Fei ShenFounder/CEO · Ruma CareW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Kartik Sawhney@kartiks22Founder/CEO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Avyay Varadarajan@avyvarFounder/CEO · dari.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Robin Horton@ExpectedParrotFounder/CEO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Pankaj Mishra@pkj__mFounder/CTO · TerrainF25B2B · San Francisco
- Tejas Agarwal@teagarwalFounder/CEO · TerrainF25B2B · San Francisco
- Alen PolakofFounder · FlaiS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Titus ExFounder/CTO · Minimal AIS25B2B · Amsterdam
- Khalid AshmawyFounder/CEO · MunifyS25Fintech · Orlando
- Jack BubesFounder/COO · RowFlowS25B2B · New York
- Alec Howard@alecmhowardFounder/CEO · RuvoS25Fintech · São Paulo
- Sam LambaFounder/CTO · LumariX25B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Settles@never_settles_Founder/CEO · RefreshX25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya IyengarFounder · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Alan Wells@alanwellsFounder/CEO · RocketableW25B2B · San Francisco
- Caterina KiehntopfFounder/COO · DexterF24B2B · Berlin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryan NingSimulithicFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/itsnotryanJordan IbeCovaFounderSummer 2026HealthcareDetroit, United States2—Dasmer SinghAllowanceFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/dasmersinghZakaria El hjoujiOvershootFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zakariaornotMeng Fei ShenRuma CareFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—Kartik SawhneySamora AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kartiks22Avyay Varadarajandari.devFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/avyvarRobin HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/ExpectedParrotPankaj MishraTerrainFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pkj__mTejas AgarwalTerrainFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/teagarwalAlen PolakofFlaiFounderSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States23—Titus ExMinimal AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands3—Khalid AshmawyMunifyFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechOrlando, United States4—Jack BubesRowFlowFounder/COOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Alec HowardRuvoFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSão Paulo, Brazil11https://x.com/alecmhowardSam LambaLumariFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Christopher SettlesRefreshFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/never_settles_Aditya IyengarCandorFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Alan WellsRocketableFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alanwellsCaterina KiehntopfDexterFounder/COOFall 2024B2BBerlin, Germany3—
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Shakul Raj Sonker
Founder/COO·Samora AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size8
BatchWinter 2026
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building multilingual AI voice agents for real-world business operations. Previously, co-founded an AI-driven accessibility platform, funded and supported by Microsoft, GSMA, UNICEF, and Meta. Studied Maths and CS at Ashoka University and worked as a AI engineer at a fintech.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Samora AI
Multilingual voice agents that outperform humans
