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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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Artem Avdacev
Founder·SBX Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2021
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Building something new in the intersection of computer vision, robotics, and computer graphics (games & VFX) Before SBX, I spent 7 years at Yelp fighting fraud and fake reviews as an engineer & PM, and then took off to sail across the pacific ocean, dive with sharks, and hike the himalayas. Based in Montreal, Canada.
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
SBX RoboticsSynthetic data for better vision.
