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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.
- Jaskaran Singh Walia@karanwxliaaFounder · Aktoria RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Roman Yanushevskyi@ryanushevskyiFounder/CTO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ines Boutemadja@inesboutemFounder/CEO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Heng Hong Lee@henghongleeFounder · LightsprintX26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Grittner@chrisgrittnerFounder/CEO · Hey TeloW25B2B
- Auguste Lefevre@thisisnotfranckFounder · FileforgeW24B2B · San Francisco
- Leonard PlatzerFounder · Deasy LabsS23B2B · New York
- Raimie Tang@raimietangFounder · HypestreamS22B2B · Singapore
- Van TranFounder · PokoW22Fintech · Singapore
- Yasaman NematFounder · AdravisionS21Healthcare · Singapore
- Nitin Muthyala@nenuNitinFounder · HitPayS21Fintech · Singapore
- Monika MehtaFounder · ZealthW21Healthcare · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jaskaran Singh WaliaAktoria RoboticsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/karanwxliaaRoman YanushevskyiTouchmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ryanushevskyiInes BoutemadjaKlaimeeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/inesboutemHeng Hong LeeLightsprintFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/henghongleeChristopher GrittnerHey TeloFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/chrisgrittnerAuguste LefevreFileforgeFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/thisisnotfranckLeonard PlatzerDeasy LabsFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States8—Raimie TangHypestreamFounderSummer 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore2https://x.com/raimietangVan TranPokoFounderWinter 2022FintechSingapore, Singapore10—Yasaman NematAdravisionFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSingapore, Singapore8—Nitin MuthyalaHitPayFounderSummer 2021FintechSingapore, Singapore42https://x.com/nenuNitinMonika MehtaZealthFounderWinter 2021HealthcareBengaluru, India2—
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Van Tran
Founder·Poko
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSingapore, Singapore
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Van Tran has spent the last 3 years leading marketing strategy and growth for Netflix Southeast Asia and Australia to establish Netflix presence and build up fan communities in the region. Previously, she worked on building student communities for the first liberal art college in Singapore Yale-NUS. She also has experience working in management consulting at Bain & Co. and product manager at Amazon.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PokoSeamless Fiat Payments for Web3
