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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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% 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.
- Alex Wilcox@alxwlcxFounder/CTO · InkboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dima Vremenko@DVremenkoFounder · InkboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- David Alade@davidaladeeFounder/COO · SorceF25B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Greenwald@tomgreenwaldFounder/CEO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kai Yee Wan@kaiyeewanFounder/CTO · BlueshoeX25B2B · Boston
- Zihao Lin@ZihaoLin685013Founder/CTO · Klavis AIX25B2B
- Manmohit Grewal@ManmohitGFounder · CrustdataF24B2B
- Max von Hippel@maxvonhippelFounder/CTO · BenchifyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Oliver SilversteinFounder · OpencallW24B2B
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex WilcoxInkboxFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/alxwlcxDima VremenkoInkboxFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/DVremenkoDavid AladeSorceFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/davidaladeeTom GreenwaldMagnitudeFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tomgreenwaldKai Yee WanBlueshoeFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/kaiyeewanZihao LinKlavis AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BUnknown3https://x.com/ZihaoLin685013Manmohit GrewalCrustdataFounderFall 2024B2BUnknown30https://x.com/ManmohitGMax von HippelBenchifyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/maxvonhippelOliver SilversteinOpencallFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown7—
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Max von Hippel
Founder/CTO·Benchify
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Max von Hippel holds a PhD in Computer Science from Northeastern University, focused on security and interactive theorem proving. Before that, he completed a BS in Pure Mathematics at the University of Arizona. But most importantly, he holds a Blue Belt from 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu. Max grew up in Anchorage Alaska and is deeply passionate about software assurance (who isn't?).
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
First YC company on record
