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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
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Chirag Mahapatra
Founder·Blaze
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Chirag is a co-founder and CTO of Blaze. Previously, he was an Engineering Manager at Facebook in the Growth org working on problems in privacy, infrastructure and data. Prior to this, he was led the Membership and Authentication Infra teams at Airbnb. He also had stints in the Identity and Risk teams while there solving problems in ML. He joined Airbnb as part of an acquisition of a ML startup, Trooly. Chirag has a graduate degree from UC Berkeley and undergraduate degree from NITK.
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
BlazeMarketing automation for the modern world
Co-foundersLauren Rothwell@lauren_rothwell
