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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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Kim Rants
Founder/CEO·Alice.tech
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Kim is the CEO and Co-founder of Alice. Before Alice, Kim worked as an Associate Partner at McKinsey, where he specialized in AI. He was the fastest in Europe to make Engagement Manager. He also worked in LEGO as Head of Global Business Development. Kim has taught university students for 11+ years. MSc in Computer Science from Imperial College London & MSc in Finance from LSE.
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
Alice.techAI-driven exam prep
