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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company10%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 10% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Berk Ozer@berkbuildsFounder · SenpAI.GGS21Consumer · Boston
- Olcay YilmazcobanFounder · SenpAI.GGS21Consumer · Boston
- Laura HackneyFounder · AnnieCannonsS18Education · New York
- Tom RuginisFounder · HappiLabsS18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Lambert Chu@LambertChu_Founder/CTO · Point APIW18B2B · New York
- Cuauhtli Padilla@CuauhtlipFounder/CTO · SunuS17Consumer · Zapopan
- Fernando AlbertorioFounder/Operations & Sales · SunuS17Consumer · Zapopan
- Marco TrujilloFounder/CEO · SunuS17Consumer · Zapopan
- David LungFounder · GoGoGrandparentS16Consumer · San Francisco
- Justin BoogaardFounder · GoGoGrandparentS16Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Berk OzerSenpAI.GGFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBoston, United States12https://x.com/berkbuildsOlcay YilmazcobanSenpAI.GGFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBoston, United States12—Laura HackneyAnnieCannonsFounderSummer 2018EducationNew York, United States14—Tom RuginisHappiLabsFounderSummer 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States14—Lambert ChuPoint APIFounder/CTOWinter 2018B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/LambertChu_Cuauhtli PadillaSunuFounder/CTOSummer 2017ConsumerZapopan, Mexico11https://x.com/CuauhtlipFernando AlbertorioSunuFounder/Operations & SalesSummer 2017ConsumerZapopan, Mexico11—Marco TrujilloSunuFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerZapopan, Mexico11—David LungGoGoGrandparentFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States50—Justin BoogaardGoGoGrandparentFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States50—
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Laura Hackney
Founder·AnnieCannons
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size14
BatchSummer 2018
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Laura Hackney is a human rights advocate and full-stack software engineer from Atlanta, GA. She is the CEO and Cofounder of AnnieCannons, a national organization dedicated to training, preparing, and connecting individuals who have experienced human trafficking to sustainable careers in tech. Prior to AnnieCannons, Laura managed the Program on Human Rights at Stanford University’Freeman Spogli Institute. She also worked as the Senior Research Associate for Stanford’s Anti-Trafficking Project.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AnnieCannonsConnecting Survivors to Careers in Tech
