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Known for these resultsRole82%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 82% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School73%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 73% of these rows have at least one match.
- Emil Ares@emilaresFounder/CEO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gad Marconi@gadmarconiFounder/CTO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Milind SagaramFounder/CTO · HelonicF25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Brandon Abreu Smith@brandonstarxelFounder/CTO · Structured AIF25Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Issy Greenslade@Green181024Founder/COO · Structured AIF25Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Raymond Zhao@stingrayzz22Founder/CEO · Structured AIF25Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Abdullah ElqabbanyFounder/CPO · DraftaidW24B2B · Toronto
- Mohammed Al-arnawootFounder/CEO · DraftaidW24B2B · Toronto
- Tahsin RahmanFounder/CTO · DraftaidW24B2B · Toronto
- Amit Bansal@abansal91Founder · RDashW22B2B · Gurugram
- Puneet BansalFounder · RDashW22B2B · Gurugram
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Emil AresMarengoFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/emilaresGad MarconiMarengoFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gadmarconiMilind SagaramHelonicFounder/CTOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Brandon Abreu SmithStructured AIFounder/CTOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States10https://x.com/brandonstarxelIssy GreensladeStructured AIFounder/COOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States10https://x.com/Green181024Raymond ZhaoStructured AIFounder/CEOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States10https://x.com/stingrayzz22Abdullah ElqabbanyDraftaidFounder/CPOWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada14—Mohammed Al-arnawootDraftaidFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada14—Tahsin RahmanDraftaidFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada14—Amit BansalRDashFounderWinter 2022B2BGurugram, India80https://x.com/abansal91Puneet BansalRDashFounderWinter 2022B2BGurugram, India80—
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Gad Marconi
Founder/CTO·Marengo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex-AI software engineer at Nuclear and Energy EPC. Built and deployed on-site data center infrastructure at the 25MW Swiss Flumenthal hydroelectric plant. Ex-TU Delft.
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
MarengoAI-Native Engineering Firm designing Data Centers
IndustryIndustrials
Websitemarengox.com
Team size5
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersEmil Ares@emilares
