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Known for these resultsRole62%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 62% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% 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.
- Alex Hyungwoo NohFounder/COO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rodrigo MosqueiraFounder/CEO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonah KayeFounder/CTO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- George RoseFounder/CEO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Jona van OordFounder/COO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Lucas ZubillagaFounder/CTO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Douglas Solberg@douglassolberg1Founder · ZaplarS26B2B · Stockholm
- Luke Rosa@lukerosa_Founder · HedgeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Eric ZhuFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Matthew Asir@assiirrrrrrFounder/CEO · LegalOSW26B2B · San Francisco
- Rachel AsirFounder/COO · LegalOSW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jade CheclairFounder/CEO · Terranox AIW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Saatvik Suryajit KorisepatiFounder/CTO · VelaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Saad Jamal@sadjamz_Founder/CTO · AntigenF25B2B · San Francisco
- James Chen@James_R_ChenFounder/CEO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
- Tarun VallabhaneniFounder/CTO · Rovi HealthF25Healthcare · New York
- Lucas Mantovani@lrmantovani_Founder/CEO · VelvetF25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas TuckerFounder/COO · VelvetF25B2B · San Francisco
- Dante VaisbortFounder/CEO · Albacore Inc.S25Industrials · Philadelphia
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex Hyungwoo Noh6thSenseFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Rodrigo MosqueiraBizmarkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jonah KayeFloraceneFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—George RoseRise ReformingFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Jona van OordRise ReformingFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Lucas ZubillagaRise ReformingFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Douglas SolbergZaplarFounderSummer 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden8https://x.com/douglassolberg1Luke RosaHedgeFounderSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lukerosa_Eric ZhuAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Matthew AsirLegalOSFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/assiirrrrrrRachel AsirLegalOSFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jade CheclairTerranox AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Saatvik Suryajit KorisepatiVelaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Saad JamalAntigenFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sadjamz_James ChenFernstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/James_R_ChenTarun VallabhaneniRovi HealthFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareNew York, United States3—Lucas MantovaniVelvetFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/lrmantovani_Lucas TuckerVelvetFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Dante VaisbortAlbacore Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsPhiladelphia, United States18—
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Lucas Mantovani
Founder/CEO·Velvet
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder, CEO of Velvet. Ex video data + youngest member @ Meta FAIR. CS honors @ UChicago. Brazilian olympiad medalist in Math + Physics.
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
Velvet
Infra and data for interactive AI.
Co-foundersLucas Tucker
