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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Berat Celik@beratcelik0Founder/CEO · StoaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · AdaptionalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · SavvyW20Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchBerat CelikStoaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/beratcelik0Suril KantariaAdaptional2× YCFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Suril KantariaSavvy2× YCFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States12—
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Ryland Birchmeier
Founder·Dream
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ryland Birchmeier is Co-founder of Dream (YC S26), building pocket-sized, battery-powered AI cameras that automatically capture assets and catch damage teams miss at car dealerships, equipment rental companies, and more. Previously, Ryland worked at X/xAI and built aerial computer vision at Vexcel Imaging. He studied computer science at the University of Virginia.
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
