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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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-company39%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 39% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aly Moursy@alymoursyFounder/CEO · Veeza AIF26Consumer
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mert TurnaFounder/CTO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rhys Sullivan@RhysSullivanFounder · ExecutorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan RainaFounder/CTO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shailendra SinghFounder/CEO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Francisco Dias@ffrandiasFounder/CTO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Najmuzzaman (Nazz) Mohammad@najmuzzamanFounder/CEO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher AckerFounder/CEO · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yuta Baba@yuta__babaFounder · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jimmy WeiFounder/CEO · IncidentFoxW26B2B · San Francisco
- Long YiFounder/CTO · IncidentFoxW26B2B · San Francisco
- Raman VarmaFounder/CEO · Kestrel AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin CoxFounder/CTO · AdaptionalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · AdaptionalS25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Aly MoursyVeeza AIFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerUnknown1https://x.com/alymoursyNitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuMert TurnaDeryaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Oguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rhys SullivanExecutorFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/RhysSullivanKaran RainaHyperProbeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Shailendra SinghHyperProbeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Francisco DiasNexFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ffrandiasNajmuzzaman (Nazz) MohammadNexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/najmuzzamanShelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatChristopher AckerCarrot LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Yuta BabaCarrot LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuta__babaJimmy WeiIncidentFoxFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Long YiIncidentFoxFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Raman VarmaKestrel AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kevin CoxAdaptional2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Suril KantariaAdaptional2× YCFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——
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Suril Kantaria
Founder·Adaptional
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size—
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Cofounder of Adaptional S25 and Savvy W20, a digital insurance brokerage for startups & SMBs. Previously on the early team at X/xAI and Primer, a NLP lab that raised $250m+.
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
2× YC founderVerified prior exit
- W20SavvyAcquired
- S25AdaptionalActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
Adaptional
AI-powered insurance claims review
Co-foundersKevin Cox
Also founded · 1 more YC company
SavvyAcquiredWinter 2020Flexible stipends for employee health insurance
FintechSan Francisco, United States12Open this entry
