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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- Angelica Kosasih@aka_kosasihFounder/CTO · WonderingS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Cheng-Wei Hu@HcwXdFounder/CEO · WonderingS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Amir Hanna@byAmirHannaFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Erik DahlFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Julia HudeaFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Krish Iyengar@Krish5IyengarFounder/CEO · Pixley AIF25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Pranit Agrawal@PranitAgrawal4Founder/CTO · Pixley AIF25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Abhi Arya@abh1a0Founder/CTO · OpennoteS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishi Srihari@rishi_srihariFounder · OpennoteS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Vedant Vyas@vedantvyasFounder · OpennoteS25Consumer · San Francisco
- James Booth@J4mesBoothFounder/CEO · ChironX25Education · London
- Max Booth@MaxB00thFounder/CTO · ChironX25Education · London
- Kim RantsFounder/CEO · Alice.techW25Education · Copenhagen
- Daniel GibbonFounder/CEO · EdexiaW25Education · Brisbane
- Nathan WangFounder/CTO · EdexiaW25Education · Brisbane
- Alexis BonnafontFounder/CTO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Mattia MauroFounder/CEO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Sovann LindenFounder/CPO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Guang CuiFounder/CEO · Miyagi LabsW25Education · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydAngelica KosasihWonderingFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aka_kosasihCheng-Wei HuWonderingFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/HcwXdAmir HannaParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/byAmirHannaErik DahlParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Julia HudeaParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Krish IyengarPixley AIFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/Krish5IyengarPranit AgrawalPixley AIFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/PranitAgrawal4Abhi AryaOpennoteFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/abh1a0Rishi SrihariOpennoteFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rishi_srihariVedant VyasOpennoteFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/vedantvyasJames BoothChironFounder/CEOSpring 2025EducationLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/J4mesBoothMax BoothChironFounder/CTOSpring 2025EducationLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/MaxB00thKim RantsAlice.techFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationCopenhagen, Denmark5—Daniel GibbonEdexiaFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationBrisbane, Australia4—Nathan WangEdexiaFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationBrisbane, Australia4—Alexis BonnafontExcellence LearningFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Mattia MauroExcellence LearningFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Sovann LindenExcellence LearningFounder/CPOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Guang CuiMiyagi LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationNew York, United States2—
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Krish Iyengar
Founder/CEO·Pixley AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CEO @ Pixley AI (F25) Before leaving Purdue, Krish studied Computer Science and built strong expertise in consumer apps by developing and launching 5 mobile apps and completing multiple internships. He also gained deep insights into the video generation space and has won four hackathons with his co-founder, Pranit.
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
Pixley AIThe first platform where families can create AI cartoons in minutes
Co-foundersPranit Agrawal@PranitAgrawal4
