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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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-company40%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 40% 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.
- Ryan Ning@itsnotryanFounder/CEO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Zhou@michaelzixizhouFounder/CEO · CodagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ansh Chokshi@ansh_chokshiFounder/CEO · MireyeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Min JinFounder · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Zaky HassanFounder/CEO · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Dorsa Rohani@dorsa_rohaniFounder · MosaicS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Shervin BaratiFounder/CTO · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
- Ian Shi@ianshi3Founder/CTO · Blank BioS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Philip Fradkin@phil_fradkinFounder · Blank BioS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Anton ZaliznyiCo-founder & Chief AI Officer · PhasesS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Lalit LalFounder/CTO · KeyeF24Fintech · New York
- Amy Xiao@amyxstFounder/CEO · CloudglueS24B2B · San Francisco
- Tahsin RahmanFounder/CTO · DraftaidW24B2B · Toronto
- Andre Fu@andrezfuFounder/CEO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Matt Hardy@mdahardyFounder · Proof of HumanS23B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Budhkar@BudhkarAkshayFounder · Spine AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Jason Fan@jfan001Founder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Sebastian AlvaradoCo-Founder (CTO) · ValariW22Fintech · Mexico City
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryan NingSimulithicFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/itsnotryanMichael ZhouCodagFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/michaelzixizhouBenjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ansh ChokshiMireyeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ansh_chokshiMin JinMolagriFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Zaky HassanMolagriFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Dorsa RohaniMosaicFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dorsa_rohaniHisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Shervin BaratiPLAN0 AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—Ian ShiBlank BioFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/ianshi3Philip FradkinBlank BioFounderSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/phil_fradkinAnton ZaliznyiPhasesCo-founder & Chief AI OfficerSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Lalit LalKeyeFounder/CTOFall 2024FintechNew York, United States3—Amy XiaoCloudglueFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/amyxstTahsin RahmanDraftaidFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada14—Andre FuEcliptorFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/andrezfuMatt HardyProof of HumanFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/mdahardyAkshay BudhkarSpine AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/BudhkarAkshayJason FanFinicFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jfan001Sebastian AlvaradoValariCo-Founder (CTO)Winter 2022FintechMexico City, Mexico3—
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Ashwin Venkatesh Raman
Founder·Spine AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CTO at Spine AI. Previously at Instacart, AWS, Alexa, Nvidia and UWaterloo.
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
Spine AIManage a swarm of AI agents to get real work done
Co-foundersAkshay Budhkar@BudhkarAkshay
