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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-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.
- Nisal RanasingheFounder/CTO · PhonelyS24B2B
- Will BodewesFounder/CEO · PhonelyS24B2B
- Jeevika MakaniFounder · Top RoadW22Fintech · Sydney
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nisal RanasinghePhonelyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BUnknown10—Will BodewesPhonelyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BUnknown10—Jeevika MakaniTop RoadFounderWinter 2022FintechSydney, Australia2—
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Nisal Ranasinghe
Founder/CTO·Phonely
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size10
BatchSummer 2024
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Nisal is the Co-founder and CTO of Phonely. With a background in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, he worked as a senior engineer in the AI team of a major telecommunications company for nearly three years, where he led projects on advanced AI solutions. Nisal then pursued a PhD at the University of Melbourne, focusing on explainable AI and AI for healthcare.
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
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