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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nimit Maru@nimitFounder/CEO · SavaF25Fintech · New York
- Eric Rowell@ericdrowellFounder/CTO · WaylineS25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Abhilash Chowdhary@thechowdharyFounder/CEO · CrustdataF24B2B
- Chenyu LiFounder · AbelW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kunal PuneraFounder · BluebirdsW23B2B · San Francisco
- Eric Rowell@ericdrowellFounder · SecondW23B2B
- Jacques ArnouxFounder · DioptraW22B2B · New York
- Sreehari Pulikkal Sivadasan@sreeharipsFounder · StrideQS21B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Kajla@akajla09Founder · WarrantS21B2B · Los Angeles
- Harikrishna NarayananFounder · Expent IncW21B2B · San Francisco
- Marcus Foster@schlunziFounder/CEO · KlarismoS15Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nimit Maru@nimitFounder/CEO · Fullstack AcademyS12Education · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nimit MaruSava2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/nimitEric RowellWayline2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ericdrowellAbhilash ChowdharyCrustdataFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BUnknown30https://x.com/thechowdharyChenyu LiAbelFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kunal PuneraBluebirdsFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Eric RowellSecond2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown3https://x.com/ericdrowellJacques ArnouxDioptraFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States4—Sreehari Pulikkal SivadasanStrideQFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sreeharipsAditya KajlaWarrantFounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/akajla09Harikrishna NarayananExpent IncFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Marcus FosterKlarismoFounder/CEOSummer 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/schlunziNimit MaruFullstack Academy2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2012EducationNew York, United States220https://x.com/nimit
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Jason Okra
Founder/CEO·Wayline
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO and Co-founder of Wayline. Jason formerly led WeWork’s commercial $110M All-Access business, ran the WeLive coliving product, headed software development at the hospitality provider Jupe (YC S21, Initialized-backed), and advised apartment-finder Kopa (W19). Previous to that, he founded and bootstrapped Baker Street, a boutique property management company to $1M ARR. In addition, Jason founded the multi-family prop-tech startup Cribspot (YC W15), with the team joining Apartmentlist in 2018.
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
2× YC founder
- W15CribspotInactive
- S25WaylineActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
Wayline
AI voice for property managers
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websitewayline.com
Team size5
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2025
Co-foundersEric Rowell@ericdrowell
