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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- William Huang@amiwilliamhuangFounder · SylvianF25B2B · San Francisco
- Roop Pal@roop_pal_Founder · Bild AIW25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Sabeek Pradhan@sabeekpradhanFounder/CTO · Roundabout TechnologiesF24Government · San Francisco
- Brooke Hopkins@bnicholehopkinsFounder · CovalS24B2B · San Francisco
- Marco NocitoFounder/CTO · SimplexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan DoshiFounder · Penguin AIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel HoffstaetterFounder · Short StoryS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Sid DoshiFounder/CTO · ViacycleS12Consumer · Atlanta
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
William HuangSylvianFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/amiwilliamhuangRoop PalBild AIFounderWinter 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/roop_pal_Jesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Sabeek PradhanRoundabout TechnologiesFounder/CTOFall 2024GovernmentSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sabeekpradhanBrooke HopkinsCovalFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/bnicholehopkinsMarco NocitoSimplexFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rohan DoshiPenguin AIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Samuel HoffstaetterShort StoryFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States120—Sid DoshiViacycleFounder/CTOSummer 2012ConsumerAtlanta, United States2—
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Brooke Hopkins
Founder·Coval
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building evaluation for AI agents, previously led eval infra at Waymo 🚙
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
