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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% 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.
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ahmet DemirbasFounder/CTO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ashank Shah@ashankshah_xFounder/CEO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Fnu PrinceFounder · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Daood HashmiFounder · RasynS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Daniel Mukasa@DanielMukasa1Founder/CEO · AbInitio BioX26Healthcare · Boston
- Troy ZhangFounder/CEO · InferaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Arya Khokhar@ary_srcFounder/CEO · Eos AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Bram Schork@bramschorkFounder/CEO · General AstronauticsW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Michael Gonzalez@michaelatpalusFounder/CTO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Sam Lushtak@Sam_LushtakFounder/CEO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Richard Wang@zzzbugggFounder/CEO · Clad LabsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Avyay Varadarajan@avyvarFounder/CEO · dari.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Pratham Bansal@pratham__bansalFounder/CEO · LanesurfS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ashley Mo@ashlleymoFounder/CEO · Liva AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kenneth Chan@kennychan256Founder · Nexa LabsS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Navvye Anand@navvyeFounder/CEO · BindwellW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Rupesh JeyaramFounder/CEO · Revise RoboticsW25Industrials · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesJoshua IbrahimManifoldFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Ahmet DemirbasMentlioFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Ashank ShahMentlioFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ashankshah_xFnu PrincePalisadeFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Daood HashmiRasynFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States0—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaDaniel MukasaAbInitio BioFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareBoston, United States2https://x.com/DanielMukasa1Troy ZhangInferaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Arya KhokharEos AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ary_srcBram SchorkGeneral AstronauticsFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bramschorkMichael GonzalezPalus FinanceFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/michaelatpalusSam LushtakPalus FinanceFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/Sam_LushtakRichard WangClad LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zzzbugggAvyay Varadarajandari.devFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/avyvarPratham BansalLanesurfFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/pratham__bansalAshley MoLiva AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ashlleymoKenneth ChanNexa LabsFounderSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kennychan256Navvye AnandBindwellFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/navvyeRupesh JeyaramRevise RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States3—
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Aoi Otani
Founder/CTO·Liva AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
