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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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Christopher Grittner
Founder/CEO·Hey Telo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationBY, Germany
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO at HeyTelo. Prev led Philippines expansion at Finantier (YC W21), built Tacto's product from scratch as employee #4 (backed by Sequoia and Index), and led product initiatives at Celonis (valued at $13bn). Former Investment Team member at Earlybird Venture Capital. Researched LLMs in Data Analytics at University of Cambridge. BS in Computer Science & Business from Technical University of Munich and studied at National University of Singapore.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
