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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% 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.
- Mason Landon SmithFounder/CPO · Pave RoboticsW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Jeffrey LangeFounder · ScanbaseW23Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Harrison Telyan@harrisontelyanFounder · FlowgladW20B2B · New York
- Ethan Anderson@Ethan_is_onlineFounder · FynnS19Fintech · New York
- Brian Chesky@bcheskyFounder/CEO · AirbnbW09Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mason Landon SmithPave RoboticsFounder/CPOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Jeffrey LangeScanbaseFounderWinter 2023HealthcareLos Angeles, United States10—Harrison TelyanFlowgladFounderWinter 2020B2BNew York, United States7https://x.com/harrisontelyanEthan AndersonFynnFounderSummer 2019FintechNew York, United States26https://x.com/Ethan_is_onlineBrian CheskyAirbnbFounder/CEOWinter 2009ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6132https://x.com/bchesky
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Nathan Blecharczyk
Founder/CTO·Airbnb
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6132
BatchWinter 2009
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusPublic
StageGrowth
BIO
Nathan Blecharczyk is the co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chairman of Airbnb China. Nathan plays a leading role in driving key strategic initiatives across the global business. Previously he oversaw the creation of Airbnb’s engineering, data science, and performance marketing teams. Nathan became an entrepreneur in his youth, running a business while he was in high school that sold to clients in more than 20 countries. He earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
AirbnbBook accommodations around the world.
