Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders24
Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% 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.
- Vishal Urlam@vishalurlamFounder · OpenVectorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sahil Seth@sahil_seth9Founder/CEO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Mojtaba Mozaffar@MozaffarMojtabaFounder/CTO · Shiraz AIS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jason ZhanFounder/CTO · MemoirX26B2B · San Francisco
- Keenan VenutiFounder/CTO · Vector LegalW26B2B · San Francisco
- John Ferrara@byjohnfFounder/CEO · JuxtaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Paras Maniar@parasmaniarFounder · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Huzaifa SialFounder/CEO · CareforceF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- John B. StroudFounder/CFO · Azalea Robotics CorporationS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Emre GucerFounder · LattedW24B2B · San Francisco
- Anuj Saigal@anujsaigalFounder · SparkW24B2B
- Daniel Alberson@DannyAlbersonFounder/CEO · PunchcardS23B2B · Provo
- Max ClarkeFounder · PostalW22Fintech · New York
- Ryan KelloggFounder · RTHMW22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Anthony Valente@anthonylvalenteFounder · Concord MaterialsS21Real Estate and Construction · New York
- paul sobotkaFounder · V-Flow MedicalS21Healthcare · San Clemente
- Anuj Saigal@anujsaigalFounder · DataheraldW21B2B · Los Angeles
- Sheridan Clayborne@SheridanClaybFounder · LendtableS20Fintech · San Francisco
- Aniruddh SinghFounder · goDutchW20Fintech
- Aylon Steinhart@aylonsteinhartFounder · Eclipse FoodsW19Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Vishal UrlamOpenVectorFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/vishalurlamSahil SethPlutoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/sahil_seth9Mojtaba MozaffarShiraz AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MozaffarMojtabaJason ZhanMemoirFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Keenan VenutiVector LegalFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—John FerraraJuxtaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/byjohnfParas ManiarText.aiFounderSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/parasmaniarHuzaifa SialCareforceFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States9—John B. StroudAzalea Robotics CorporationFounder/CFOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States——Emre GucerLattedFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anuj SaigalSpark2× YCFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/anujsaigalDaniel AlbersonPunchcardFounder/CEOSummer 2023B2BProvo, United States6https://x.com/DannyAlbersonMax ClarkePostalFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States4—Ryan KelloggRTHMFounderWinter 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States10—Anthony ValenteConcord MaterialsFounderSummer 2021Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States7https://x.com/anthonylvalentepaul sobotkaV-Flow MedicalFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Clemente, United States4—Anuj SaigalDataherald2× YCFounderWinter 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States18https://x.com/anujsaigalSheridan ClayborneLendtableFounderSummer 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/SheridanClaybAniruddh SinghgoDutchFounderWinter 2020FintechUnknown10—Aylon SteinhartEclipse FoodsFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/aylonsteinhart
Showing 1–20 of 24 founders
John B. Stroud
Founder/CFO·Azalea Robotics Corporation
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CFO
Team size—
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
John B. is a finance and operations professional with experience in airline operations, management consulting, and large-scale operations finance. He has a full-time MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. From his time at United Airlines, John B. understands the inner workings of major international airlines and the inherent challenges of running manual baggage handling systems that he brings to Azalea Robotics.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Azalea Robotics Corporation
Automating airport baggage handling with robots.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteazalearobotics.com/
Team size—
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersDavid Millard
