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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% 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.
- Kenneth Rhee@kenneth_rheeFounder/CTO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Bobby Zhong@bobbyzhong333Founder/CEO · BurtW26B2B · San Francisco
- James HuCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer · Illuminant SurgicalS22Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Cesar TalledoFounder · NestyboxS20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kenneth RheeNeuron IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/kenneth_rheeBobby ZhongBurtFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bobbyzhong333James HuIlluminant SurgicalCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive OfficerSummer 2022HealthcareLos Angeles, United States11—Cesar TalledoNestyboxFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Rodny Molina
Founder (acquired)·Nestybox
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder (acquired)· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience in distributed network systems, data-center infrastructure and cloud-native technologies (Linkedin, Ericsson, Juniper Networks, Lucent, Broadnet, etc). Co-founded Nestybox with the ultimate goal of maximizing compute utilization and portability while reducing infrastructure costs. B.S. Computer Science at University of Illinois. Changed countries almost as often as companies; spent a third of my live in each of these: Cuba (born), Spain, USA.
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
NestyboxEnables Linux containers to act as super fast & efficient VMs
Co-foundersCesar Talledo
