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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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Joshua Ibrahim
Founder/CTO·Manifold
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Manifold. PhD in Applied Mathematics from Caltech. Previously Software Engineering Intern at Facebook, working on Messenger P2P services and Instagram's misinformation detection systems. MS and BS in Electrical and Systems Engineering from Penn.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ManifoldDeployment-ready robotic labor for the supply chain industry
IndustryIndustrials
Websitemanifoldindustries.ai/
Team size2
X—
LocationLos Angeles, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersNicolas Yeh
