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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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% 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.
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Hodara@maradoh22Founder/CEO · KuliX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ivan VrkicFounder/CTO · CellTypeW26Healthcare · New York
- Berke ArginFounder · CompresrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ivan Zakazov@ivanzakazovFounder/CEO · CompresrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Kamel Charaf@KamelCharafFounder/CPO · CompresrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Oussama GaboujFounder · CompresrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Anas BouassamiFounder/CEO · BraviF25B2B · Paris
- Luca PegolottiFounder/CTO · NucleoF25Healthcare
- Andres Bran@drecmbFounder/CTO · b12 LabsS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alireza Mohammadshahi@alireza_mshiFounder · LeerooX25B2B · London
- Majid YazdaniFounder/CEO · LeerooX25B2B · London
- Diogo ValdiviesoFounder/CTO · WaffleX25Consumer · London
- Pierre DorgeFounder · FileforgeW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ruben FiszelFounder · WindmillS22B2B · Paris
- Daniel Nakhaee-Zadeh GutierrezFounder · AdaptyvS21Healthcare · Lausanne
- Graham Dick@grahamrdickFounder · LyggW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Shubham BansalFounder · Swadesi WayW21Consumer · Delhi
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Michael HodaraKuliFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/maradoh22Ivan VrkicCellTypeFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Berke ArginCompresrFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ivan ZakazovCompresrFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ivanzakazovKamel CharafCompresrFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/KamelCharafOussama GaboujCompresrFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Anas BouassamiBraviFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BParis, France2—Luca PegolottiNucleoFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareUnknown2—Andres Branb12 LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/drecmbAlireza MohammadshahiLeerooFounderSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/alireza_mshiMajid YazdaniLeerooFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Diogo ValdiviesoWaffleFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom2—Pierre DorgeFileforgeFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ruben FiszelWindmillFounderSummer 2022B2BParis, France7—Daniel Nakhaee-Zadeh GutierrezAdaptyvFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLausanne, Switzerland25—Graham DickLyggFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/grahamrdickShubham BansalSwadesi WayFounderWinter 2021ConsumerDelhi, India9—
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Ivan Zakazov
Founder/CEO·Compresr
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO @ Compresr. Previously researched LLM context compression as an EPFL PhD (Switzerland). Former Microsoft and Philips Research.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CompresrLLM context compression for better accuracy
