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Known for these resultsRole71%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 71% 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.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% 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-company7%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 7% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anthony TrasattiFounder/CEO · Ontra MobilityS24Government · New York
- Connor Riley@connortrileyFounder/CTO · Ontra MobilityS24Government · New York
- Alexander PesendorferFounder/CTO · RescriptS24B2B · Washington
- Nikhil Ajjarapu@NikhilAjjarapuFounder/CEO · RescriptS24B2B · Washington
- Clementine JacobyFounder · RecidivizS19Government · New York
- Joshua EssexFounder · RecidivizS19Government · New York
- Laura HackneyFounder · AnnieCannonsS18Education · New York
- Naseem MakiyaFounder · Impactive (formerly Outvote)S18Government · Boston
- Andrew KieveFounder/CEO · TolemiW17Real Estate and Construction · Boston
- Nico TejeraFounder/CTO · TolemiW17Real Estate and Construction · Boston
- Ayde SotoFounder/CTO · SimpleCitizenS16Consumer · Salt Lake City
- Brady StoddardFounder/CMO · SimpleCitizenS16Consumer · Salt Lake City
- Sam Stoddard@SamStoddard1Founder/CEO · SimpleCitizenS16Consumer · Salt Lake City
- Guido VilariñoFounder/CTO · DemocracyOSW15Government · Buenos Aires
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anthony TrasattiOntra MobilityFounder/CEOSummer 2024GovernmentNew York, United States2—Connor RileyOntra MobilityFounder/CTOSummer 2024GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/connortrileyAlexander PesendorferRescriptFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States2—Nikhil AjjarapuRescriptFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States2https://x.com/NikhilAjjarapuClementine JacobyRecidivizFounderSummer 2019GovernmentNew York, United States120—Joshua EssexRecidivizFounderSummer 2019GovernmentNew York, United States120—Laura HackneyAnnieCannonsFounderSummer 2018EducationNew York, United States14—Naseem MakiyaImpactive (formerly Outvote)FounderSummer 2018GovernmentBoston, United States15—Andrew KieveTolemiFounder/CEOWinter 2017Real Estate and ConstructionBoston, United States20—Nico TejeraTolemiFounder/CTOWinter 2017Real Estate and ConstructionBoston, United States20—Ayde SotoSimpleCitizenFounder/CTOSummer 2016ConsumerSalt Lake City, United States23—Brady StoddardSimpleCitizenFounder/CMOSummer 2016ConsumerSalt Lake City, United States23—Sam StoddardSimpleCitizenFounder/CEOSummer 2016ConsumerSalt Lake City, United States23https://x.com/SamStoddard1Guido VilariñoDemocracyOS2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2015GovernmentBuenos Aires, Argentina1—
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Laura Hackney
Founder·AnnieCannons
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size14
BatchSummer 2018
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Laura Hackney is a human rights advocate and full-stack software engineer from Atlanta, GA. She is the CEO and Cofounder of AnnieCannons, a national organization dedicated to training, preparing, and connecting individuals who have experienced human trafficking to sustainable careers in tech. Prior to AnnieCannons, Laura managed the Program on Human Rights at Stanford University’Freeman Spogli Institute. She also worked as the Senior Research Associate for Stanford’s Anti-Trafficking Project.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AnnieCannonsConnecting Survivors to Careers in Tech
