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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% 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.
- Aidan NgFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Jason YiFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Casey O'GradyFounder/CEO · BlueshoeX25B2B · Boston
- Ben DoolanFounder/COO · TamLabsW25B2B · San Francisco
- John AndrzejewskiFounder/COO · Guardian RFS24Industrials · Washington
- Josh Green@jvgreen5Founder · PursuitW22Real Estate and Construction · Denver
- Maddy Nguyen@m_noojFounder · TalentdropS21B2B · San Francisco
- Miriam FernandezFounder · VincoS21B2B · Monterrey
- Brent Wadas@The_Brent_WadasFounder · BotBuiltW21Industrials · Southern Pines
- Jeff Chang@jeffchanginvestFounder/President · VestW15Fintech · McLean
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aidan NgVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Jason YiVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Casey O'GradyBlueshoeFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BBoston, United States2—Ben DoolanTamLabsFounder/COOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—John AndrzejewskiGuardian RFFounder/COOSummer 2024IndustrialsWashington, United States15—Josh GreenPursuitFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionDenver, United States4https://x.com/jvgreen5Maddy NguyenTalentdropFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/m_noojMiriam FernandezVincoFounderSummer 2021B2BMonterrey, Mexico35—Brent WadasBotBuiltFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSouthern Pines, United States8https://x.com/The_Brent_WadasJeff ChangVestFounder/PresidentWinter 2015FintechMcLean, United States65https://x.com/jeffchanginvest
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Eli Kerstein
Founder/CTO·Guardian RF
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size15
BatchSummer 2024
LocationWashington, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
My background is in physics and comp sci. I build Counter UAS systems.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Guardian RF
Drone detection for US defense and national security
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteguardianrf.com/
Team size15
LocationWashington, United States
BatchSummer 2024
