Founder Directory
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Founders29
Known for these resultsRole66%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 66% 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.Bio72%Bio coverage: 72% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Brogan BamBrogan@BamBroganFounder/CTO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ross Centers@rosscentersFounder/CEO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nicole MaFounder/CEO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas PabarciusFounder/CEO · Atum WorksX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Malcolm TisdaleFounder/COO · Atum WorksX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Matteo KimuraFounder/CRO · Atum WorksX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Geoffrey LucksFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Tim BoireFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Andrew Martz@martz_andrewFounder/CEO · ArchFormW18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dmitry Starodubtsev@dmitry_starFounder · Mighty BuildingsW18Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Slava Solonitsyn@solonitsynFounder · Mighty BuildingsW18Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Andrew WalkerFounder · AON3DW17Industrials · Montreal
- Kevin HanFounder/CPO · AON3DW17Industrials · Montreal
- Randeep SinghFounder · AON3DW17Industrials · Montreal
- Jon Miller Schwartz@JMSchwartz11Founder/CPO · Voodoo ManufacturingW17Industrials · New York
- Max FriefeldFounder/CEO · Voodoo ManufacturingW17Industrials · New York
- Oliver OrtliebFounder · Voodoo ManufacturingW17Industrials · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brogan BamBroganEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/BamBroganRoss CentersEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/rosscentersMeera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoNicole MaTopologicalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaLucas PabarciusAtum WorksFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Malcolm TisdaleAtum WorksFounder/COOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Matteo KimuraAtum WorksFounder/CROSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Geoffrey LucksVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Tim BoireVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Andrew MartzArchFormFounder/CEOWinter 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States23https://x.com/martz_andrewDmitry StarodubtsevMighty Buildings2× YCFounderWinter 2018Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200https://x.com/dmitry_starSlava SolonitsynMighty Buildings2× YCFounderWinter 2018Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200https://x.com/solonitsynAndrew WalkerAON3DFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsMontreal, Canada40—Kevin HanAON3DFounder/CPOWinter 2017IndustrialsMontreal, Canada40—Randeep SinghAON3DFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsMontreal, Canada40—Jon Miller SchwartzVoodoo Manufacturing3× YCFounder/CPOWinter 2017IndustrialsNew York, United States19https://x.com/JMSchwartz11Max FriefeldVoodoo Manufacturing3× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2017IndustrialsNew York, United States19—Oliver OrtliebVoodoo Manufacturing3× YCFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsNew York, United States19—
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Nicole Ma
Founder/CEO·Topological
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Topological (YC S25). Prev. CS/MechE @ Stanford, physics simulations @ NASA
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
TopologicalPhysics-based foundation models for CAD optimization.
Co-foundersZeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkaya
