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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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Josh Kelly
Founder/CEO·Pave Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO at Pave Robotics. Former Mechatronics Engineer at Zipline and Head of Engineering for Mark Rober. Designed and built autonomous porch pirate traps called glitterbombs, and a robot that set up 100,000+ dominoes in 24 hours. Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford 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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Pave Robotics
Robots that repair roads
IndustryIndustrials
Websitepave-robotics.com
Team size3
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
Co-foundersMason Landon Smith
