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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% 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.
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Leon YaoFounder/CTO · WhitespaceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Javier Leguina@jleguina0Founder/CTO · flowscopeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Guanming Wang@Guanming717Founder/CTO · General InstinctX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Isaac Tolley@isaactolley_Founder/CEO · JunoX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Luke Johnston@CajalResearchFounder/CTO · CajalW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ai Daniil Bekirov@aidaniilFounder/CEO · SparklesW26B2B · London
- Felipe Jin LiFounder/CEO · DenkiF25B2B · London
- Aldo Lipani@aldolipaniFounder · Eloquent AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Ocana Santero@OcanaSanteroFounder/CEO · Exin TherapeuticsW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alex Pinel Neparidze@Alex__PinelFounder · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Joaquim DicksonFounder/CTO · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Daniel Vega@daniel_r_vegaFounder/CTO · Inversion SemiconductorW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Ahmed Abdulaal@AAY1993Founder/CEO · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ayodeji Ijishakin@AIjishakinFounder · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nina Montaña BrownFounder/CTO · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Lucía Vives MartorellFounder/CEO · YouShiftW25B2B · New York
- Kenson ChungFounder/CTO · OrigamiF24B2B · San Francisco
- Radu Mazilu@rgmaziluFounder/CEO · PermitPortalF24Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Elliott Thompson@elliott_thompsFounder/CTO · ideate.xyzS24B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ahmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiLeon YaoWhitespaceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Javier LeguinaflowscopeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jleguina0Guanming WangGeneral InstinctFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Guanming717Isaac TolleyJunoFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isaactolley_Luke JohnstonCajalFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/CajalResearchAi Daniil BekirovSparklesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom1https://x.com/aidaniilFelipe Jin LiDenkiFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Aldo LipaniEloquent AIFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/aldolipaniGabriel Ocana SanteroExin TherapeuticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/OcanaSanteroAlex Pinel NeparidzeInstinct SpaceFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Alex__PinelJoaquim DicksonInstinct SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Daniel VegaInversion SemiconductorFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/daniel_r_vegaAhmed AbdulaalMecha HealthFounder/CEOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/AAY1993Ayodeji IjishakinMecha HealthFounderWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/AIjishakinNina Montaña BrownMecha HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Lucía Vives MartorellYouShiftFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States10—Kenson ChungOrigamiFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Radu MaziluPermitPortal2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2024Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rgmaziluElliott Thompsonideate.xyzFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/elliott_thomps
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Alex Pinel Neparidze
Founder·Instinct Space
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building lunar landers. Co-CEO of Instinct. Graduate in Space Engineering at UCL and Aerospace engineering at QMUL. At Open Cosmos, he worked in project management on the PHISAT-2 and HAMMER Earth observation satellites, both launched in 2024 and now in orbit. Published research on the usage of machine learning for detecting Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Instinct SpaceBuilding lunar landers
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteinstinct-space.com/
Team size5
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
BatchWinter 2025
