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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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-company45%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 45% 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.
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohit Agarwal@Rohit_WritesFounder · TouchyS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ian Fong@ianyfongFounder/CTO · ChertX26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Finch@btsfinchFounder/CEO · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- Ian McInnis@imjmcinnisFounder · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- Anand-Arnaud Pajaniradjane@anandPa94Founder/CEO · ScopeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mitch Radhuber@MRadhuberFounder/CEO · CorelayerW26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Collins@matthewncollinsFounder · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Grace CimaszewskiFounder/CTO · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Prateek Mittal@prateekmittal_Founder · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Joseph Tso@josephtso914Founder/COO · HaladirW26B2B · San Francisco
- Rhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_Founder/CTO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aaron WenkFounder/CEO · PanelsS25B2B · San Francisco
- Veniamin Veselovsky@VminVskyFounder · PreseenS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@r9a_coFounder/CEO · SerafisS25B2B · San Francisco
- Chris MingeFounder/CTO · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Vinay Konuru@vinaykonuru2001Founder · Jeevy FabricationX25B2B · Cleburne
- Ryan ClareFounder/CTO · Ticket WalletX25B2B · New York
- Truman GelnovatchFounder/CEO · Ticket WalletX25B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaRohit AgarwalTouchyFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Rohit_WritesIan FongChertFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ianyfongBenjamin FinchMultiplierFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/btsfinchIan McInnisMultiplierFounderSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/imjmcinnisAnand-Arnaud PajaniradjaneScopeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anandPa94Mitch RadhuberCorelayerFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/MRadhuberMatthew CollinsCorveraFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/matthewncollinsGrace CimaszewskiCrosslayer LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Prateek MittalCrosslayer LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/prateekmittal_Joseph TsoHaladirFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/josephtso914Rhea MalhotraKitaFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_rheamalhotra_Aaron WenkPanelsFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Veniamin VeselovskyPreseenFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/VminVskyRohan SharmaSerafisFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/r9a_coChris MingeVulcan TechnologiesFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17—Vinay KonuruJeevy FabricationFounderSpring 2025B2BCleburne, United States3https://x.com/vinaykonuru2001Ryan ClareTicket WalletFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States20—Truman GelnovatchTicket WalletFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States20—
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Ian Fong
Founder/CTO·Chert
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
My name is Ian. I'm building Chert, the conversational interface that lets teams send, receive, and automate conversation through our APIs. Before this, I studied Mathematics and CS/Economics at NYU, did fast algorithm research at Courant, and won 8 hackathons(including MIT, Harvard, Penn, Princeton) along the way. Outside of work, I run triathlons, play Go, and hit random hackathons with Gary. fun fact: I've lived in a total of 16 cities in 20 years of my life.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ChertiMessage infrastructure for business
Co-foundersGary Gao@GaryGao891219
