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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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Simon Farshid
Founder/CEO·assistant-ui
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Simon is the Founder and CEO of assistant-ui. He previously co-founded READO, a book recommendation engine, and grew it to 140k MAUs. Simon started coding at age 12 and has won 8 hackathons in 5 countries.
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
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
assistant-uiOpen Source React.js Library for AI Chat
