Founder Directory
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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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-company34%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 34% 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.
- Chen PengFounder/CEO · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Liam ZhongFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yim YingFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- James Emerick@JamesAEmerickFounder/CEO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ansh Tandon@anshtdnFounder · CovaS26Healthcare · Detroit
- Asaph Kupferman@KupfermanAsaphFounder/CEO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Akash SadashivapethFounder/CTO · Luca IQS26B2B · Boston
- Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Nicolas YehFounder/CEO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Justin SoFounder/CEO · SidekickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Maxwell StoneFounder/CEO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Wenson TangFounder/COO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Jerry Wu@jwoobersFounder/CPO · AuxosX26B2B · San Francisco
- Gary Gao@GaryGao891219Founder/CEO · ChertX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ian Fong@ianyfongFounder/CTO · ChertX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jalaj ShuklaFounder/CTO · Intelligence FactoryX26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chen PengLambda RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Liam ZhongLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Yim YingLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Mathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—James EmerickCosmic RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/JamesAEmerickAnsh TandonCovaFounderSummer 2026HealthcareDetroit, United States2https://x.com/anshtdnAsaph KupfermanFloraceneFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/KupfermanAsaphAkash SadashivapethLuca IQFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States5—Joshua IbrahimManifoldFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Nicolas YehManifoldFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Dev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyTommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Justin SoSidekickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Maxwell StoneSubVysionFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Wenson TangSubVysionFounder/COOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Jerry WuAuxosFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jwoobersGary GaoChertFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/GaryGao891219Ian FongChertFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ianyfongJalaj ShuklaIntelligence FactoryFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—
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Thomas Perez
Founder/COO·COACH
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & COO of COΛCH (YC S26) I run customer success and our forward-deployed approach: 100% pilot conversion and 0% churn. Before: Studied Business at Audencia & USYD. Coding at Le Wagon. Co-founded Alsace Test, scaling to €3.5M revenue in 14 months at age 21. Ex-football player — Atlético Madrid & Torcy academies, UA (NCAA).
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
COACH
The AI Coach for in person sales reps.
