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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% 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.
- Johnny Doyle@jdoyleirlFounder/CEO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Will Carkner@CarknerWillFounder/CTO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Julius Lipp@juliuslippFounder/CEO · The Company CompanyX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mark Hughes@markhuqhesFounder/CEO · SolidroadW25B2B · San Francisco
- Patrick Finlay@patjfinFounder/CTO · SolidroadW25B2B · San Francisco
- Lauren Rothwell@lauren_rothwellFounder · BlazeW22B2B · San Francisco
- Hamed FesharakiFounder · AdravisionS21Healthcare · Singapore
- Jonathan Baker@Jon_M_BakerFounder · AlgoViralS21B2B · London
- Patrick Finlay@patjfinFounder · UnflowS19B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Johnny DoyleProvenMetalFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jdoyleirlWill CarknerProvenMetalFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/CarknerWillJulius LippThe Company CompanyFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/juliuslippMark HughesSolidroadFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/markhuqhesPatrick FinlaySolidroad2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/patjfinLauren RothwellBlazeFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/lauren_rothwellHamed FesharakiAdravisionFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSingapore, Singapore8—Jonathan BakerAlgoViralFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Jon_M_BakerPatrick FinlayUnflow2× YCFounderSummer 2019B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/patjfin
Showing 1–9 of 9 founders
David Newell
Founder·Unflow
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2019
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
David is the co-founder and CTO of End Close. Before End Close, David was the team lead at PostHog (W20) for the error tracking product which became the fastest growing in the companies history. David previously founded Unflow (S19) and has worked as a product engineer at Intercom and Basecamp.
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
2× YC founderSerial founder · self-declared
- S19UnflowInactive · this entry
- W26End CloseActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
UnflowThe next generation CMS built for mobile apps
Also founded · 1 more YC company
End CloseActiveWinter 2026AI powered reconciliation for high-volume payments companies
B2BUnknown2Open this entry
