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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.
- Anish Mariathasan@mariathasanishFounder/CEO · OsseusS26B2B
- Liam Collins@liam_a_collinsFounder/CEO · ProxisS24B2B · San Francisco
- Fengjiao PengFounder · ShortbreadW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Tooraj ArvajehFounder · Perl StreetW22Fintech · Sydney
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anish MariathasanOsseusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/mariathasanishLiam CollinsProxisFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/liam_a_collinsFengjiao PengShortbreadFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Tooraj ArvajehPerl StreetFounderWinter 2022FintechSydney, Australia4—
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Liam Collins
Founder/CEO·Proxis
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO and cofounder of Proxis. I built zero-to-one systems as a software engineer for two years and prior to that was an investment banker in renewable energy. I received my bachelors from Columbia University and City University of Hong Kong (on a Dual Degree), and left my MBA at Wharton to build Proxis.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ProxisThe platform for enterprise AI agent automations, starting with email.
