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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% 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-company55%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 55% 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.
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shaurya Aggarwal@shauryaaggFounder/CEO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Jay MehtaFounder · StableBrowseX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Lewis Lien Polansky@lienpolanskyFounder/CEO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Amit YadavFounder/CEO · FernW26B2B
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Krish Iyengar@Krish5IyengarFounder/CEO · Pixley AIF25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Pranjal Daga@pranjaldaga1Founder · AccendS23Fintech
- Lin Sun FaFounder/CEO · EmobiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vaibhav SaxenaFounder · InferS21B2B · Bengaluru
- Jonathan Deutsch@jmfdFounder/CEO · TumultW11B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevShaurya AggarwalFlorinFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/shauryaaggJay MehtaStableBrowseFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Lewis Lien PolanskyCaptainFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lienpolanskyAmit YadavFernFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Zsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Krish IyengarPixley AIFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/Krish5IyengarPranjal DagaAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18https://x.com/pranjaldaga1Lin Sun FaEmobiFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Vaibhav SaxenaInferFounderSummer 2021B2BBengaluru, India9—Jonathan DeutschTumultFounder/CEOWinter 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jmfd
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Zsika Phillip
Founder/CEO·SpotPay
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO at SpotPay. Previously Lead Engineer at Google (Monetization, Cloud, YouTube). Zsika grew up between the Caribbean and Latin America and experienced firsthand how slow and unreliable it is to move money home and pay for everyday life. Growing up in the Caribbean, Zsika was a competitive track-and-field athlete, running against a then-up-and-coming Usain Bolt. His personal bests include 10.3 in 100M and 21.7 in 200M. Zsika got his MBA Stanford and CS Degree from Purdue.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
