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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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.Bio93%Bio coverage: 93% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% 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.
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jamie YauFounder/CEO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Kazel Koh En YangFounder/CTO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya BommakantiFounder/CTO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Sai Vamshi BatchuFounder/CEO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Chen PengFounder/CEO · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Liam ZhongFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yim YingFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Elias ReinfeldtFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesper JohanssonFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Wilhelm Hedenskog@wilhelmmlemFounder/CEO · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshJamie YauCollarFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Kazel Koh En YangCollarFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Aziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Daniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoRiley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Aditya BommakantiGodHandsFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Sai Vamshi BatchuGodHandsFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikChen PengLambda RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Liam ZhongLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Yim YingLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Elias ReinfeldtQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jesper JohanssonQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wilhelm HedenskogQokedasFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wilhelmmlemAditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellanki
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Jesai Tarun
Founder/CEO·Sentient OS
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO, Sentient OS (YC F26). Top 12 AI dev on GitHub at 18. Featured in WIRED & 40+ publications, twice: - Hacked iPadOS onto the iPhone 17 Pro via a bootrom exploit (1M+ views). - Writing Tools, my open-source writing assistant that beat Apple Intelligence to market (30K+ users, 2.4K+ stars). On-device inference nerd since high school; AIM India's expert voice on Apple's MLX. Building on-device AI that understands your entire life and proactively finishes your work with computer use.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Sentient OSOn-device AI that knows your entire life and does your work overnight.
Co-foundersAditya Vellanki@aditya_vellanki
