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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company48%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 48% 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.
- James BaekFounder/CEO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ronak Agarwal@ronakgtFounder/CTO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oscar AguilarFounder/CTO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Mistry@akshaymistry8Founder · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kion Fallah@okfallahFounder/CEO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishov Sarkar@ArkaneMooseFounder/CTO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishabh Chanana@risos8200Founder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aidan Pratt 🥑@aidan__prattFounder/CEO · AutostepX26B2B · San Francisco
- Avi Arora@c0delemonsFounder · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ritesh Malpani@RiteshMalpaniFounder/CEO · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaryan Kushwah@kushwah_aaryanFounder/CEO · ResultX26Consumer
- Danyal AhmadFounder/CTO · TwolabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- George ZhaiFounder/CTO · AutoSituW26B2B
- Kai CuiFounder/CEO · Allus AIF25Industrials · Atlanta
- Shijie WangFounder/CTO · Allus AIF25Industrials · Atlanta
- Henry Kwan@kingofstratoFounder/CEO · IcarusF25Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James Baek6thSenseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Ronak Agarwal6thSenseFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ronakgtDylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelNithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaOscar AguilarBizmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Akshay MistryChromieFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akshaymistry8Kion FallahExperiential LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/okfallahAthreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandRishov Sarkarhardware intelligenceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ArkaneMooseRishabh ChananaOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/risos8200Aamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aidan Pratt 🥑AutostepFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/aidan__prattAvi AroraOddpoolFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/c0delemonsRitesh MalpaniOddpoolFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RiteshMalpaniAaryan KushwahResultFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/kushwah_aaryanDanyal AhmadTwolabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—George ZhaiAutoSituFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Kai CuiAllus AIFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsAtlanta, United States6—Shijie WangAllus AIFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsAtlanta, United States6—Henry KwanIcarusFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States50https://x.com/kingofstrato
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Rishabh Chanana
Founder·OS3
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
First computer at 7. Built one myself at 10. Wrote my first line of code at 12. Built my first rover at 17. Grad School at UCSD, Robotics & AI. NLP research with Harvard and Georgia Tech. Trained LLMs at ServiceNow & built patented ML systems. Now soldering and training robots at OS3.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OS3
Full Stack Robotics: Deploying US-Built Robots & Video Action Models
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteos3robotics.com/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersChris Hailey@realChrisHailey
