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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.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric Rowell@ericdrowellFounder/CTO · WaylineS25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Terrell MarshallFounder/CEO · LoreS24B2B · San Francisco
- Eric Rowell@ericdrowellFounder · SecondW23B2B
- Arnold VillatoroFounder · SpecCheckW23B2B · Los Angeles
- Harikrishna NarayananFounder · Expent IncW21B2B · San Francisco
- Sol Eun@soleunFounder · UiflowW21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric RowellWayline2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ericdrowellTerrell MarshallLoreFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Eric RowellSecond2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown3https://x.com/ericdrowellArnold VillatoroSpecCheckFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Harikrishna NarayananExpent IncFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Sol EunUiflowFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States21https://x.com/soleun
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Joe DeMaria
Founder·SpecCheck
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2023
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Joe is the co-founder and CEO of SpecCheck. Beginning his career as an optician, Joe has worked on all sides of the optical industry and most recently managed top territories for Johnson and Johnson Vision. Joe’s ultimate vision (pun intended) is to create a piece of technology which unifies the patient, doctor, and third party vendors in a single elegant solution. When he’s not busy with SpecCheck, you can find Joe cooking in the kitchen, sailing, or playing video games.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SpecCheckUnifying how the optical industry does business.
Co-foundersArnold Villatoro
