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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.
- Mohammad Ahsan KidwaiFounder · Krave MartS22Consumer · Karachi
- Samanyou Garg@SamanyouGargFounder · WritesonicS21B2B · San Francisco
- Jun Yuan TanFounder · HomebaseW21Real Estate and Construction · Ho Chi Minh City
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mohammad Ahsan KidwaiKrave MartFounderSummer 2022ConsumerKarachi, Pakistan80—Samanyou GargWritesonicFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/SamanyouGargJun Yuan TanHomebaseFounderWinter 2021Real Estate and ConstructionHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam20—
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Samanyou Garg
Founder·Writesonic
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size35
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building the platform that helps brands win AI search through GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). Started tracking AI visibility before anyone knew it mattered, now helping 13,000+ teams dominate AI search. Computer science graduate from the University of Manchester. Won the 2019 Global Undergraduate Award (the "junior Nobel Prize") for machine learning research on group emotion recognition.
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
Writesonic
Track & Boost Your Brand’s Visibility in AI Search
