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Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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.Bio61%Bio coverage: 61% 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.School19%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 19% of these rows have at least one match.
- Akshay Guthal@akguthalFounder/CTO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Andres Santanilla@asantanillajFounder/CEO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Isabelle Ilyia@isabelleilyiaFounder/CTO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse Li@fish_in_a_poolFounder/CEO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Love Redin@redinvantelFounder/CPO · VantelW25Fintech · Stockholm
- Ulme Wennberg@UlmeWFounder/CEO · VantelW25Fintech · Stockholm
- Kumar Abhirup@kumarethFounder/CTO · Dench.comS24B2B · San Francisco
- Mark Rachapoom@markrachapoomFounder/CEO · Dench.comS24B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel BrashearsFounder · DryMergeW24B2B · San Francisco
- Naxin WangFounder · Obento HealthS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Charles BochetFounder · TwentyS23B2B · Paris
- Félix MalfaitFounder · TwentyS23B2B · Paris
- Thomas des Francs@thomasdesfrancsFounder · TwentyS23B2B · Paris
- Eamonn GahanFounder · StructW23B2B
- Fatma AkcayFounder · StructW23B2B
- Arthur (Hyun June) Kim@kimmmarthurFounder · RelateS22B2B · Seoul
- SJ (Sangyong) JungFounder · RelateS22B2B · Seoul
- Avery YipFounder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary Kirby@zkirby2020Founder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Amine Skalli@MinoSkeuFounder · CrewS21B2B · Paris
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akshay GuthalitemFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/akguthalAndres SantanillaitemFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/asantanillajIsabelle IlyiaCedarFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isabelleilyiaJesse LiCedarFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/fish_in_a_poolLove RedinVantelFounder/CPOWinter 2025FintechStockholm, Sweden5https://x.com/redinvantelUlme WennbergVantelFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechStockholm, Sweden5https://x.com/UlmeWKumar AbhirupDench.comFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/kumarethMark RachapoomDench.comFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/markrachapoomSamuel BrashearsDryMergeFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Naxin WangObento HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Charles BochetTwentyFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France11—Félix MalfaitTwentyFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France11—Thomas des FrancsTwentyFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France11https://x.com/thomasdesfrancsEamonn GahanStructFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown3—Fatma AkcayStructFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown3—Arthur (Hyun June) KimRelateFounderSummer 2022B2BSeoul, South Korea7https://x.com/kimmmarthurSJ (Sangyong) JungRelateFounderSummer 2022B2BSeoul, South Korea7—Avery YipVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Zachary KirbyVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zkirby2020Amine SkalliCrewFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France6https://x.com/MinoSkeu
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Ulme Wennberg
Founder/CEO·Vantel
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO at Vantel. Ex-Microsoft software engineer, who has founded several startups, and 900+ research citations within NLP. Machine learning PhD dropout and first-principles thinker. Pursued parallel studies in Engineering Physics at Sweden's top Engineering School and Business School (KTH & SSE). Graduate studies at the University of Washington, including co-authoring one of the most cited information extraction papers of 2019. Also built conversational agents with Amazon Alexa.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhDDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VantelAI Platform for Commercial Insurance Brokerages
Co-foundersLove Redin@redinvantel
