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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio53%Bio coverage: 53% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Shivani Patel@shivanijpatelFounder/CEO · LayersF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ana Ramos@AnahirchFounder · GlitziS21Consumer · Mexico City
- Luis Enrique Vazquez@gozozo_bitFounder · GlitziS21Consumer · Mexico City
- Nisha PhatakFounder · Lion PoseW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Graham Dick@grahamrdickFounder · LyggW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Muhga EltiganiFounder · NaturAll ClubW19Consumer · Philadelphia
- Sahar SaidiFounder/CEO · LUS BrandsW18Consumer · Toronto
- Dave SalvantFounder/President · Squire TechnologiesS16Consumer · New York
- Songe LaRonFounder/CEO · Squire TechnologiesS16Consumer · New York
- Hien KaplanFounder/Chief Scientist · Function of BeautyW16Consumer · New York
- Joshua MaciejewskiFounder/COO · Function of BeautyW16Consumer · New York
- Zahir DossaFounder/CEO · Function of BeautyW16Consumer · New York
- Talia FrenkelFounder/CEO · L.S15Consumer · San Francisco
- Anna SanteramoFounder/CEO · StyleBeeS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Hyungseok (Dino) HaFounder/CEO · MBXW14Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Shivani PatelLayersFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shivanijpatelAna RamosGlitziFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMexico City, Mexico33https://x.com/AnahirchLuis Enrique VazquezGlitziFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMexico City, Mexico33https://x.com/gozozo_bitNisha PhatakLion PoseFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Graham DickLyggFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/grahamrdickMuhga EltiganiNaturAll ClubFounderWinter 2019ConsumerPhiladelphia, United States17—Sahar SaidiLUS BrandsFounder/CEOWinter 2018ConsumerToronto, Canada20—Dave SalvantSquire TechnologiesFounder/PresidentSummer 2016ConsumerNew York, United States150—Songe LaRonSquire TechnologiesFounder/CEOSummer 2016ConsumerNew York, United States150—Hien KaplanFunction of BeautyFounder/Chief ScientistWinter 2016ConsumerNew York, United States300—Joshua MaciejewskiFunction of BeautyFounder/COOWinter 2016ConsumerNew York, United States300—Zahir DossaFunction of BeautyFounder/CEOWinter 2016ConsumerNew York, United States300—Talia FrenkelL.Founder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States——Anna SanteramoStyleBeeFounder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Hyungseok (Dino) HaMBXFounder/CEOWinter 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States150—
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Nisha Phatak
Founder·Lion Pose
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Cofounder & CEO of Lion Pose, making clinical skincare products tested on all skin tones. Formerly ran Operations at Great Jones (DTC cookware) and Huggable (DTC infant formula). Former Head of Business Development at Indiegogo and led the Google partnership at Box. Alum of Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon (Statistics), Y Combinator, and Sephora's accelerator program. Recovering financial analyst :)
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Lion PoseClinical skincare tested on diverse skin, now available in Sephora.
