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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Steven XuFounder/CPO · Greypoint IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Berat Celik@beratcelik0Founder/CEO · StoaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Vannara@victorvannaraFounder/CTO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip Li@PhillipLiiFounder/CEO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Carlos Georgescu@CarlosGeorgescuFounder/CTO · AfterQueryW25B2B · San Francisco
- Puneet SukhijaFounder · Bild AIW25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Anam Hira@anamhiraFounder/CTO · RevylF24B2B · San Francisco
- Srijan Subedi@SrijanSubediiFounder · ReworkdS23B2B · San Francisco
- Mike BignoldFounder · BolsterS21Real Estate and Construction · Calgary
- Cathy Han@cathyxhanFounder · LevroS21Fintech · San Francisco
- Ian Dewancker@idewanckFounder · SBX RoboticsW21B2B · Toronto
- Douglas Stidolph@dougstidolphFounder · QuellS20Consumer · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Steven XuGreypoint IndustriesFounder/CPOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Berat CelikStoaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/beratcelik0Matthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxVictor VannaraTropeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/victorvannaraPhillip LiArga LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PhillipLiiCarlos GeorgescuAfterQueryFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/CarlosGeorgescuPuneet SukhijaBild AIFounderWinter 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States9—Anam HiraRevylFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/anamhiraSrijan SubediReworkdFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/SrijanSubediiMike BignoldBolsterFounderSummer 2021Real Estate and ConstructionCalgary, Canada25—Cathy HanLevroFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/cathyxhanIan DewanckerSBX RoboticsFounderWinter 2021B2BToronto, Canada5https://x.com/idewanckDouglas StidolphQuellFounderSummer 2020ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom40https://x.com/dougstidolph
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Akira Tong
Founder/CTO·Arga Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder, CTO @ Arga Labs Prev. SDE @ Stripe, quant @ GS Skipped high school, graduated @ 19 Pro player for Identity V, quit because I had to finish my finals :(
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
Arga LabsReal-world sandboxes to test and train AI agents
Co-foundersPhillip Li@PhillipLii
