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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio63%Bio coverage: 63% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School6%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 6% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anders SteinerFounder · Pide DirectoS21B2B · Monterrey
- Antonio NacoudFounder · Pide DirectoS21B2B · Monterrey
- Hussein FawziFounder · Pide DirectoS21B2B · Monterrey
- Ronni Samir SulakaFounder · Pide DirectoS21B2B · Monterrey
- Ain McKendrickFounder · FactionW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex RandFounder · Nextera Robotics | DIDGE.aiS20Industrials · Boston
- Lana GrafFounder · Nextera Robotics | DIDGE.aiS20Industrials · Boston
- Brook AyalnehFounder · AvionW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Hannan Parvizian@HaPi31415Founder · VolansiW17Industrials · San Francisco
- Dheera Venkatraman@dheeranetFounder/CTO · Robby TechnologiesS16Industrials · San Francisco
- Rui LiFounder/CEO · Robby TechnologiesS16Industrials · San Francisco
- Bryan FristFounder/CEO · Yoshi MobilityS16Consumer · Nashville
- Dan Hunter@danjohnhunterFounder · Yoshi MobilityS16Consumer · Nashville
- Nick AlexanderFounder · Yoshi MobilityS16Consumer · Nashville
- Daniel KanFounder/COO · CruiseW14Industrials · San Francisco
- Kyle VogtFounder/CEO · CruiseW14Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anders SteinerPide DirectoFounderSummer 2021B2BMonterrey, Mexico150—Antonio NacoudPide DirectoFounderSummer 2021B2BMonterrey, Mexico150—Hussein FawziPide DirectoFounderSummer 2021B2BMonterrey, Mexico150—Ronni Samir SulakaPide DirectoFounderSummer 2021B2BMonterrey, Mexico150—Ain McKendrickFactionFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States25—Alex RandNextera Robotics | DIDGE.aiFounderSummer 2020IndustrialsBoston, United States20—Lana GrafNextera Robotics | DIDGE.aiFounderSummer 2020IndustrialsBoston, United States20—Brook AyalnehAvionFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States——Hannan ParvizianVolansiFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States85https://x.com/HaPi31415Dheera VenkatramanRobby TechnologiesFounder/CTOSummer 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/dheeranetRui LiRobby TechnologiesFounder/CEOSummer 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Bryan FristYoshi MobilityFounder/CEOSummer 2016ConsumerNashville, United States125—Dan HunterYoshi MobilityFounderSummer 2016ConsumerNashville, United States125https://x.com/danjohnhunterNick AlexanderYoshi Mobility3× YCFounderSummer 2016ConsumerNashville, United States125—Daniel KanCruise3× YCFounder/COOWinter 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3000—Kyle VogtCruise2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3000—
Showing 1–16 of 16 founders
Ain McKendrick
Founder·Faction
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size25
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Previously CEO at Faction Technology. Prior to founding Faction, Ain has focused on autonomous systems on everything from light electric vehicles to the first successful driverless semi trucks to run on public highways. Before getting in to the vehicle space, Ain spent a number of years in consumer electronics at Netflix, Dell, TiVo, and various startups. He began his career as one of the founders of Palm Computing developing the original PalmPilot handheld digital assistants.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FactionDriverless electric vehicles at a fraction of the cost of a car.
