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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio59%Bio coverage: 59% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Abhishek GuptaFounder · Flux AutoW21Industrials · Bengaluru
- Pranav ManpuriaFounder · Flux AutoW21Industrials · Bengaluru
- Guilhem Herail@guilhemherailFounder · Hermes RoboticsW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Jakub Langr@langrjakubFounder · HypermileS20B2B · London
- James HennesseyFounder · HypermileS20B2B · London
- Rom ClémentFounder/CTO · TeleoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Vinay Shet@vinay_shetFounder · TeleoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Ilsu ParkFounder · Mars AutoW19Industrials · Seoul
- Michael IpFounder · SwitchboardW19B2B · Vancouver
- Daniel DeCovnick@icodestuffFounder/CTO · Observant AIW18B2B · San Francisco
- Mustafa Sakalsiz@sakalsizFounder/CTO · ViaoptW18B2B · San Francisco
- Yusuf UmacFounder/CEO · ViaoptW18B2B · San Francisco
- George TallFounder/CTO · lvl5W17Industrials · San Francisco
- Stefan Seltz-Axmacher@stefanesaFounder/CEO · Starsky RoboticsS16Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex Rodrigues@alexrodriguescaFounder/CEO · Embark TrucksW16Industrials · San Francisco
- Brandon MoakFounder/CTO · Embark TrucksW16Industrials · San Francisco
- Michael SkupienFounder/Mechanical and Embedded Systems Lead · Embark TrucksW16Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Abhishek GuptaFlux AutoFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsBengaluru, India56—Pranav ManpuriaFlux AutoFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsBengaluru, India56—Guilhem HerailHermes RoboticsFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/guilhemherailJakub LangrHypermileFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom11https://x.com/langrjakubJames HennesseyHypermileFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom11—Rom ClémentTeleoFounder/CTOWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30—Vinay ShetTeleoFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/vinay_shetIlsu ParkMars AutoFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSeoul, South Korea15—Michael IpSwitchboardFounderWinter 2019B2BVancouver, Canada24—Daniel DeCovnickObservant AIFounder/CTOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/icodestuffMustafa SakalsizViaoptFounder/CTOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sakalsizYusuf UmacViaoptFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States2—George Talllvl5Founder/CTOWinter 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Stefan Seltz-AxmacherStarsky Robotics2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/stefanesaAlex RodriguesEmbark TrucksFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States300https://x.com/alexrodriguescaBrandon MoakEmbark TrucksFounder/CTOWinter 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States300—Michael SkupienEmbark TrucksFounder/Mechanical and Embedded Systems LeadWinter 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States300—
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Mustafa Sakalsiz
Founder/CTO·Viaopt
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2018
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
