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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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Wayne Crosby
Founder·Zenter
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2007
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Wayne is the CEO and founder of OrgOrg, an Organizational Productivity Suite. His first startup, Zenter (W07), was acquired by Google and became Google Slides. Wayne spent 10 years at Google building GSuite, Sign-In with Google, Google+, Applied Machine Intelligence, and more. In 2016, Wayne founded Humu, a company focused on making work better by using software and behavioral change. Humu was acquired by Perceptyx in 2023. Wayne has also been a visiting partner at YC for S23 & W24 batches.
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
2× YC founderExit mentioned in bio
- W07ZenterAcquired · this entry
- S24OrgOrgActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
ZenterZenter is the gmail of slides
IndustryB2B
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2007
Co-foundersRobby Walker
Also founded · 1 more YC company
OrgOrgActiveSummer 2024Organizational productivity suite for companies
B2BSan Francisco, United States2Open this entry
