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Founders2,144
Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel McNeil@danielmcneil_Founder/CEO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Krish KapadiaFounder/CTO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Smith@imbensmithFounder/CEO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Connor ParkFounder/CTO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Joanathan McIntosh@joanathanlmcFounder/CEO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Philip MoniagaFounder/CTO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Sebag@sebcnyFounder/CTO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeDaniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoRiley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Daniel McNeilVoreliosFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielmcneil_Krish KapadiaVoreliosFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Dylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelFrank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ben SmithAsyncFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/imbensmithConnor ParkAsyncFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Joanathan McIntoshBillow AI LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/joanathanlmcPhilip MoniagaBillow AI LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Mathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Nicolas SebagCOACHFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sebcnyThomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Michael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeff
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Daniel Yoon
Founder/CEO·Forward
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchFall 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Forward (YC F26). Previously, private credit at Kain Lawyers. Ranked first in UNSW law, dropped out.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ForwardUnifying Global Private Credit
