Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders3
Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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.
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Amrutavarsh Kinagi@amrutavarshFounder · EzDubsW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Hugo LamFounder · HypaHubW22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Amrutavarsh KinagiEzDubsFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/amrutavarshHugo LamHypaHubFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States6—
Showing 1–3 of 3 founders
An Zhu Liu
Founder/CEO·Familiar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Stanford dropout. Tinkerer & researcher. Sold voice AI for six figures, built the best human avatar cloning model in the spring, and turned down an eight-figure offer (large portion as equity, $7M) to join a unicorn as their model-research lead -- all to build Familiar.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FamiliarDubbing is finally good. Audio-Visual Translation.
