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Known for these resultsRole24%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 24% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Wayne Crosby@wcrosbyFounder/CEO · OrgOrgS24B2B · San Francisco
- Dhruhin KurliFounder · PatchworkW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nikki Shah@NikkiAShahFounder · PatchworkW24B2B · San Francisco
- Jason Rudin@jasonrudinFounder · CladW23Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Jacob ShadboltFounder/CEO · IcePanelW23B2B · North Vancouver
- Victor LeachFounder · IcePanelW23B2B · North Vancouver
- Divyagnan KandalaFounder · LinkGrepW23B2B · Jacksonville
- TJ KandalaFounder · LinkGrepW23B2B · Jacksonville
- Ian OwnbeyFounder · PierreW23B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob Thornton@fatFounder · PierreW23B2B · San Francisco
- Adam IngwersenFounder · SortedW23B2B · Copenhagen
- Frederik IngwersenFounder · SortedW23B2B · Copenhagen
- Julian Rowlands@Julian_RowlandsFounder · CashboardS22B2B · New York
- Alexander GrantFounder · UpLinkS22B2B · Palm Beach Gardens
- Alexander MaherFounder · UpLinkS22B2B · Palm Beach Gardens
- Brady OchseFounder · UpLinkS22B2B · Palm Beach Gardens
- Nicholas YarmeschFounder · UpLinkS22B2B · Palm Beach Gardens
- Tonjé Bakang Tonje@tonjebakangFounder/CEO · MootsW22B2B · New York
- Jeffrey Douglas@jde1981Founder · Onboard.ioW22B2B · Detroit
- Will StevensonFounder · Onboard.ioW22B2B · Detroit
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Wayne CrosbyOrgOrg2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/wcrosbyDhruhin KurliPatchworkFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nikki ShahPatchworkFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NikkiAShahJason RudinCladFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States7https://x.com/jasonrudinJacob ShadboltIcePanelFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BNorth Vancouver, Canada9—Victor LeachIcePanelFounderWinter 2023B2BNorth Vancouver, Canada9—Divyagnan KandalaLinkGrepFounderWinter 2023B2BJacksonville, United States2—TJ KandalaLinkGrepFounderWinter 2023B2BJacksonville, United States2—Ian OwnbeyPierreFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Jacob ThorntonPierreFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/fatAdam IngwersenSortedFounderWinter 2023B2BCopenhagen, Denmark2—Frederik IngwersenSortedFounderWinter 2023B2BCopenhagen, Denmark2—Julian RowlandsCashboardFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/Julian_RowlandsAlexander GrantUpLinkFounderSummer 2022B2BPalm Beach Gardens, United States4—Alexander MaherUpLinkFounderSummer 2022B2BPalm Beach Gardens, United States4—Brady OchseUpLinkFounderSummer 2022B2BPalm Beach Gardens, United States4—Nicholas YarmeschUpLinkFounderSummer 2022B2BPalm Beach Gardens, United States4—Tonjé Bakang TonjeMoots2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/tonjebakangJeffrey DouglasOnboard.ioFounderWinter 2022B2BDetroit, United States6https://x.com/jde1981Will StevensonOnboard.ioFounderWinter 2022B2BDetroit, United States6—
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Tonjé Bakang Tonje
Founder/CEO·Afrostream
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchSummer 2015
LocationParis, France
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO at Moots AI. Improving human connections through innovation. Second time YC founder. Former CEO at Afrostream (Netflix for Africa) and scaled the business operations to 28 countries.
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
2× YC founder
- S15AfrostreamInactive · this entry
- W22MootsActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
AfrostreamAFROSTREAM is Netflix for African-American and African content…
TagsVideo
Co-foundersLudovic Bostral@ludobos
Also founded · 1 more YC company
MootsActiveWinter 2022The guest intelligence platform for high-value client events
B2BNew York, United States2Open this entry
