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Known for these resultsRole70%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 70% 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.School60%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 60% of these rows have at least one match.
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Merlin Kafka@merlinkafkaFounder/CEO · RexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron Chen@boewu_Founder/CEO · PaynaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Bryant LeFounder/CTO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
- Derek YeFounder/CTO · MaximalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Mariano Sorgente@sorgente711Founder/CEO · ISSENF24Consumer · New York
- Nikita Singareddy@singareddynmFounder · Fortuna HealthS23Healthcare · New York
- Vishakh Hegde@vishakhhegdeFounder/CTO · Inventive AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Dhruv MangtaniFounder · Notebook LabsS22B2B · San Francisco
- Kristine HaraFounder · Quadrant EyeW21Healthcare · San Francisco
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Tommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Merlin KafkaRexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/merlinkafkaAaron ChenPaynaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/boewu_Bryant LeFernstoneFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Derek YeMaximalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Mariano SorgenteISSENFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/sorgente711Nikita SingareddyFortuna HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareNew York, United States22https://x.com/singareddynmVishakh HegdeInventive AIFounder/CTOSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/vishakhhegdeDhruv MangtaniNotebook LabsFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kristine HaraQuadrant EyeFounderWinter 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—
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