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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% 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.
- Thomas LanningFounder/CEO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
- Eren Mendi@erenzmendi03Founder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ismaeel Bashir@ismaeel_bashir_Founder/CEO · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikodem Bieniek@nkdem_bFounder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Yafet Melake@yafet_melakeFounder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- David Mlcoch@MlcochDavidFounder/CEO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Nizar BatadaFounder/CEO · Eugit TherapeuticsS22Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Thomas LanningLamb LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0—Eren MendiExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/erenzmendi03Ismaeel BashirExpanseFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ismaeel_bashir_Nikodem BieniekExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nkdem_bYafet MelakeExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yafet_melakeDavid MlcochAsteroidFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/MlcochDavidNizar BatadaEugit TherapeuticsFounder/CEOSummer 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—
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Nikodem Bieniek
Founder·Expanse
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Nikodem is co-founder and CTO of Expanse. Trained and optimised speech recognition models on GPU clusters. Previously: managed the platforms researchers and engineers depended on at one of the world’s largest hedge funds (Millennium). Studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
ExpanseUnlock wasted GPU capacity.
