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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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Pranav Manpuria
Founder·Flux Auto
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size56
BatchWinter 2021
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO at Flux Auto, building physical AI for warehouses and factories. I pursued a business administration degree from Illinois Tech, Chicago, before moving back to India to explore my entrepreneurial interests. Flux Auto is the only autonomous vehicle company to successfully run vehicles in real time road and traffic scenarios in India. I previously built a payment startup in India, and am a deep tech, racing and football enthusiast.
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
