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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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-company43%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 43% of these rows have at least one match.School100%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 100% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joohyun (CJ) ChaFounder/CEO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chang LuFounder/CEO · InsurfS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Peyton MarcotteFounder/CTO · Perceptron MLS26B2B · San Francisco
- John HuddlestonFounder · Albacore Inc.S25Industrials · Philadelphia
- Peter ZhuFounder/CEO · MinervaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin KilimnikFounder · PAX MarketsW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Charlene Wang@hsinleiwangFounder/CEO · EmberF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Charlie Holtz@charlieholtzFounder/CEO · ConductorS24B2B · San Francisco
- David GrossmanFounder/CTO · VideoGenS24B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron WangFounder/CEO · AlexW24B2B · San Francisco
- Julia Wu@thejuliawuFounder/CEO · SparkW24B2B
- Reetam Ganguli@ReetamGanguliFounder · ElytheaS23Healthcare · San Diego
- David Winer@davidjwinerFounder · CiroS22B2B · San Francisco
- Richard LeeFounder · CiroS22B2B · San Francisco
- Ross GeigerFounder · CiroS22B2B · San Francisco
- Maxwell Sherman@m_a_shermanFounder/CTO · Serinus BiosciencesS22Healthcare · New York
- Apoorve Singhal@sapoorveFounder · Slidely AIS22B2B · Bengaluru
- Will Collier@wdcollier_Founder · DecentW22B2B · New York
- Andy ChenFounder · Nira EnergyW22Industrials
- Abdelrahman Hosny@_ahosnyFounder · ShipBluS21B2B · Cairo
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joohyun (CJ) ChaDawn IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Chang LuInsurfFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Peyton MarcottePerceptron MLFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—John HuddlestonAlbacore Inc.FounderSummer 2025IndustrialsPhiladelphia, United States18—Peter ZhuMinervaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Benjamin KilimnikPAX MarketsFounderWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States6—Charlene WangEmberFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25https://x.com/hsinleiwangCharlie HoltzConductorFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/charlieholtzDavid GrossmanVideoGenFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Aaron WangAlexFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Julia WuSparkFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/thejuliawuReetam GanguliElytheaFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Diego, United States2https://x.com/ReetamGanguliDavid WinerCiroFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/davidjwinerRichard LeeCiroFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Ross GeigerCiroFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Maxwell ShermanSerinus BiosciencesFounder/CTOSummer 2022HealthcareNew York, United States6https://x.com/m_a_shermanApoorve SinghalSlidely AIFounderSummer 2022B2BBengaluru, India5https://x.com/sapoorveWill CollierDecentFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/wdcollier_Andy ChenNira EnergyFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsUnknown20—Abdelrahman HosnyShipBluFounderSummer 2021B2BCairo, Egypt300https://x.com/_ahosny
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Pete Stevenson
Founder/CEO·PAX Markets
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO at PAX. High frequency crypto trader. Ultra low-latency FPGA trading at Citadel Securities. U.S. Navy officer, nuclear powered fast attack submarine. Participated in two exited startups: HICAMP acquired by Intel and Pixie acquired by New Relic. Ph.D., Stanford, electrical engineering. B.S. U.S. Naval Academy.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
PAX Markets
More 𝛼, less latency: exchange and HFT on one chip.
Co-foundersBenjamin Kilimnik
