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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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James Hu
Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer·Illuminant Surgical
PRIMARY INFO
RoleCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Team size11
BatchSummer 2022
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder, Co-CEO @ Illuminant Surgical Stanford Bioengineering UCI Med
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Illuminant SurgicalA new way of seeing inside the human body.
IndustryHealthcare
Websiteilluminant.ai/
Team size11
X—
LocationLos Angeles, United States
BatchSummer 2022
Co-foundersEldrick Millares
