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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jack Beecher@jackbeecher23Founder/CEO · DentaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ashank Shah@ashankshah_xFounder/CEO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Erik PetersonFounder/CTO · RealPactS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Ranvir Deshmukh@ranvirdeshmukh_Founder/CEO · RealPactS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Eren Berke Saglam@erenberke0Founder/CFO · StoaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Arjun SalujaFounder/CEO · BookoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Will HallFounder/COO · BookoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Niranjan BaskaranFounder/CTO · Confluence LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Evan RankinFounder/CTO · VerdexW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Jad Bousselham@jadbousselhamFounder/CEO · VerdexW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zack Leman@zackerylemanFounder/CTO · JarminF25B2B · San Francisco
- Ali SareiniFounder/CTO · NautilusS25B2B · San Francisco
- Amayr BabarFounder/CEO · NautilusS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aleksander MekhanikFounder · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Tanner Jones@Tanner_H_JonesFounder/CEO · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Aamish Ahmad BegFounder/CEO · LopusW25B2B · San Francisco
- Danylo Borodchuk@danylo_devFounder · LopusW25B2B · San Francisco
- Ram Gorthi@RamGorthi2Founder · OperandW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardJack BeecherDentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jackbeecher23Ashank ShahMentlioFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ashankshah_xErik PetersonRealPactFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Ranvir DeshmukhRealPactFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ranvirdeshmukh_Eren Berke SaglamStoaFounder/CFOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/erenberke0Arjun SalujaBookoFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Will HallBookoFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Niranjan BaskaranConfluence LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Evan RankinVerdexFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Jad BousselhamVerdexFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jadbousselhamZack LemanJarminFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zackerylemanAli SareiniNautilusFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Amayr BabarNautilusFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Aleksander MekhanikVulcan TechnologiesFounderSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17—Tanner JonesVulcan TechnologiesFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17https://x.com/Tanner_H_JonesAamish Ahmad BegLopusFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Danylo BorodchukLopusFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danylo_devRam GorthiOperandFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/RamGorthi2
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Tanner Jones
Founder/CEO·Vulcan Technologies
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size17
BatchSummer 2025
LocationAustin, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Tanner studied PPE and Classics at Dartmouth. Previously, he founded and exited Downballot Solutions with Arvind Veluvali (Fresco AI, YC F24), a political campaign tech startup. Later, Tanner was the Technology and Regulatory Policy Director at Joe Lonsdale's Cicero Institute, where he was the 2024 employee of the year. Tanner also coached the 2021 speech and debate national champion, holds powerlifting records in two states, and qualified to the 2023 IPL world powerlifting championships.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
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TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
Vulcan Technologies
Secure frontier AI for government & adjacent knowledge work
