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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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-company54%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 54% 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.
- Caleb HoranFounder/CEO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Janak (Crasun) PanthiFounder/CTO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Varun ArumugamFounder · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Royzen@michaelroyzenFounder/CEO · Standard SignalX26Fintech · New York
- Obinna Akahara@ObinnaAkaFounder/CTO · Beacon HealthW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jordon KashanchiFounder/CTO · Visibl SemiconductorsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Neer JainFounder/CEO · PlaygentS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Avi Konduru@avikonduruFounder · ShorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Dev JainFounder/CTO · CorsairW25B2B · New York
- Will Cray@willcloudcrayFounder/CTO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Grayson PikeFounder · OpenIntakeW25B2B · New York
- Armel Talla@armelwtallaFounder/CEO · MiruS24B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin SmidtFounder/CTO · MiruS24B2B · San Francisco
- Vedant Nair@vedantnair__Founder · MiruS24B2B · San Francisco
- Zac Schulwolf@zacswolfFounder/CTO · BiteSightW24Consumer · New York
- Srinjoy Majumdar@SrinjoyMajumdarFounder · Shasta HealthS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Anand Valavalkar@anandvalavalkarFounder · TwineS23B2B · San Francisco
- Hari BhaskaranFounder · Cisterna BiologicsS22Healthcare · San Diego
- Aahan Sawhney@aahan_sawhneyFounder · FeatherS22B2B · Seattle
- Justin WeiFounder · PhindS22Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Caleb HoranSalem Robotics IncFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Janak (Crasun) PanthiSalem Robotics IncFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Varun ArumugamZommaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Michael RoyzenStandard Signal2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States1https://x.com/michaelroyzenObinna AkaharaBeacon HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ObinnaAkaJordon KashanchiVisibl SemiconductorsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Neer JainPlaygentFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Avi KonduruShorFounderSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/avikonduruDev JainCorsairFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Will CrayMaiveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willcloudcrayGrayson PikeOpenIntakeFounderWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Armel TallaMiruFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/armelwtallaBenjamin SmidtMiruFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Vedant NairMiruFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/vedantnair__Zac SchulwolfBiteSightFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States4https://x.com/zacswolfSrinjoy MajumdarShasta HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SrinjoyMajumdarAnand ValavalkarTwineFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/anandvalavalkarHari BhaskaranCisterna BiologicsFounderSummer 2022HealthcareSan Diego, United States2—Aahan SawhneyFeatherFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States8https://x.com/aahan_sawhneyJustin WeiPhindFounderSummer 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—
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Will Cray
Founder/CTO·Maive
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Will is the co-founder and CTO of Maive. Previously, Will was the Machine Learning and Computer Vision tech lead at Dexterity, a unicorn robotics company. Before Dexterity, Will founded his own computer vision and machine learning startup while pursuing a Master’s in Machine Learning at UT Austin. He started his career at Intel as a software engineer on their autonomous driving platform. At 13, Will founded a business repairing broken Xbox 360’s and selling them on eBay.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
MaiveAI for Home Services
Co-foundersDavid Tondreau@dtond_
