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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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Colin Tseung@tseungcolinFounder · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle Wong@klwongkyleFounder/CEO · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- art freebrey@artfreebreyFounder/CTO · RevnuX26B2B · Manchester
- George Jefferson@GeorgeJeffersnFounder/CEO · RevnuX26B2B · Manchester
- Damian ChngFounder · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Daniel Kathein@danielkatheinFounder/CTO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Philip Ho@dopadealerFounder/CEO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Alisa Wu@_alisawuFounder/CEO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Ni@stephen_turtlesFounder/CTO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sai Surbehera@saibuildsFounder/CTO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Varunram Ganesh@varunramgFounder/CEO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Austin StoneFounder/CEO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Ilariia Belova@ilariia_belovaFounder/CTO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Julius KörfgenFounder/CEO · UplaneF25B2B · San Francisco
- Lukas VollmerFounder/CTO · UplaneF25B2B · San Francisco
- Marvin Abdel-MassihFounder/COO · UplaneF25B2B · San Francisco
- Fernando Young@Fern_Y0ungFounder/CEO · BelugaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Swisher@Jack__SwisherFounder/CTO · BelugaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Blake Shao@rmptmlkFounder/CPO · StewdioF24Consumer · New York
- Jialiang (JZ) Zhou@jz2lettersFounder/CEO · StewdioF24Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Colin TseungInstaAgentFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tseungcolinKyle WongInstaAgentFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/klwongkyleart freebreyRevnuFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BManchester, United Kingdom2https://x.com/artfreebreyGeorge JeffersonRevnuFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BManchester, United Kingdom2https://x.com/GeorgeJeffersnDamian ChngAbsurdFounderFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6—Daniel KatheinAbsurdFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/danielkatheinPhilip HoAbsurdFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/dopadealerAlisa WuBlumaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_alisawuStephen NiBlumaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/stephen_turtlesSai SurbeheraLapisFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/saibuildsVarunram GaneshLapisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/varunramgAustin StoneTell if AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2—Ilariia BelovaTell if AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2https://x.com/ilariia_belovaJulius KörfgenUplaneFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Lukas VollmerUplaneFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Marvin Abdel-MassihUplaneFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Fernando YoungBelugaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Fern_Y0ungJack SwisherBelugaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Jack__SwisherBlake ShaoStewdioFounder/CPOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/rmptmlkJialiang (JZ) ZhouStewdioFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/jz2letters
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Blake Shao
Founder/CPO·Stewdio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size2
BatchFall 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Stewdio (F24). Recent Brown CS grad, took a consumer AI startup for 0 to 1 as a founding engineer, and won festivals as a filmmaker before startup.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
