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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-company42%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 42% 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.
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Alex MusyFounder/CEO · HuscarlX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ines Boutemadja@inesboutemFounder/CEO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Karim BouriFounder/CEO · WealorX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Pierre DepuydtFounder/CTO · WealorX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Mark Hughes@markhuqhesFounder/CEO · SolidroadW25B2B · San Francisco
- Badr El Idrissi MokdadFounder/CEO · Sandra AIF24B2B · Miami
- Ismail MajjadFounder · Sandra AIF24B2B · Miami
- Maxime Allouch@_maximallFounder · Vera HealthS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Paul LafforgueFounder/CEO · ParallelW24Healthcare · Paris
- Alla ArzumanyanFounder · SFA TherapeuticsS21Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Victor Gardrinier@GrdrVictorFounder · SolarMenteS21Consumer · Barcelona
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Alex MusyHuscarlFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Ines BoutemadjaKlaimeeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/inesboutemKarim BouriWealorFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States0—Pierre DepuydtWealorFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States0—Mark HughesSolidroadFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/markhuqhesBadr El Idrissi MokdadSandra AIFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BMiami, United States3—Ismail MajjadSandra AIFounderFall 2024B2BMiami, United States3—Maxime AllouchVera HealthFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/_maximallPaul LafforgueParallelFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareParis, France15—Alla ArzumanyanSFA TherapeuticsFounderSummer 2021HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States4—Victor GardrinierSolarMenteFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBarcelona, Spain65https://x.com/GrdrVictor
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Mark Feitelson
Founder·SFA Therapeutics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2021
LocationPhiladelphia, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Mark Feitelson received his Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology from UCLA. He began his work with hepatitis B at Stanford University, and was then recruited to the Fox Chase Cancer Center by Dr. Baruch Blumberg (Nobel laureate). In 1991, Dr. Feitelson moved to Thomas Jefferson University, and in 2007, to Temple University as a Professor of Biology. His work has been supported by NIH, industry and foundations. He has more than 150 publications and 180 abstracts. He is also CSO of SFA Therapeutics.
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
SFA TherapeuticsRegulating the immune system to block cancer & autoimmune diseases
IndustryHealthcare
Websitesfatherapeutics.com/
Team size4
LocationPhiladelphia, United States
BatchSummer 2021
