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Known for these resultsRole78%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 78% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company44%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 44% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder/CEO · LinzumiX26B2B · San Francisco
- Alec OleskyFounder/CTO · RowFlowS25B2B · New York
- Jack BubesFounder/COO · RowFlowS25B2B · New York
- Simon Farshid@simonfarshidFounder/CEO · assistant-uiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Anil MeenaFounder · PensilW21B2B · Gurugram
- Surender SinghFounder · PensilW21B2B · Gurugram
- Eli Brown@iEchoicFounder/CEO · GuildedS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Ben CongletonFounder/CEO · OlarkS09B2B · San Francisco
- Matt PizzimentiFounder/COO · OlarkS09B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sean GroveLinzumi3× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sgroveAlec OleskyRowFlowFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Jack BubesRowFlowFounder/COOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Simon Farshidassistant-uiFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/simonfarshidAnil MeenaPensilFounderWinter 2021B2BGurugram, India4—Surender SinghPensilFounderWinter 2021B2BGurugram, India4—Eli BrownGuildedFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/iEchoicBen CongletonOlarkFounder/CEOSummer 2009B2BSan Francisco, United States28—Matt PizzimentiOlarkFounder/COOSummer 2009B2BSan Francisco, United States28—
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Eli Brown
Founder/CEO·Guilded
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size30
BatchSummer 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Former YC visiting partner. I founded Guilded (YC S17) which had a successful exit to Roblox in 2021, where I built and led the Communities org. Before that, I spent many years doing full stack & growth engineering at Xbox, Instagram, and Facebook. I love gaming, and was a Grandmaster Starcraft II player
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
GuildedChat for gaming communities
