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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.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jedrzej Blaszyk@jedr_blaszykFounder/CTO · EigenPalW26B2B · San Francisco
- Alston Lin@alstonthelinFounder/CTO · OffDealW24B2B · New York
- John StimacFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- Jensen Kuo@jensiepooFounder/CEO · Zoltar LabsS22B2B · New York
- Gary Lin@GaryJLinFounder · AirworkW22B2B · Toronto
- Artem AvdacevFounder · SBX RoboticsW21B2B · Toronto
- Joseph Lai@jtlaiFounder · BentocartW19Consumer · San Francisco
- Kyle Killion@killionFounder · SuitenessS16Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jedrzej BlaszykEigenPalFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/jedr_blaszykAlston LinOffDealFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/alstonthelinJohn StimacThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jensen KuoZoltar LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/jensiepooGary LinAirworkFounderWinter 2022B2BToronto, Canada4https://x.com/GaryJLinArtem AvdacevSBX RoboticsFounderWinter 2021B2BToronto, Canada5—Joseph LaiBentocartFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jtlaiKyle KillionSuitenessFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/killion
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John Stimac
Founder·Thorntale
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Frontend, backend, and data engineer. Previously worked on big data at Yelp, and built the entire data platform at Clockwise.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ThorntaleThe world's best presentation editor, powered by AI.
