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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joel Darin@JoelDarin2Founder · VelontraS22Industrials · Dayton
- Laura CrabtreeFounder · Epsilon3S21B2B · Los Angeles
- Max Mednik@maxmednikFounder · Epsilon3S21B2B · Los Angeles
- Jonas SchneiderFounder · DaedalusW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Ignacio Belieres MonteroFounder · EPIC AEROSPACES19Industrials · Buenos Aires
- Sohrab HaghighatFounder · SpaceRydeW19Industrials · San Francisco
- Mikhail Kokorich@mkokorichFounder · MomentusS18Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joel DarinVelontraFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsDayton, United States5https://x.com/JoelDarin2Laura CrabtreeEpsilon3FounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States12—Max MednikEpsilon3FounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States12https://x.com/maxmednikJonas SchneiderDaedalusFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Ignacio Belieres MonteroEPIC AEROSPACEFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsBuenos Aires, Argentina14—Sohrab HaghighatSpaceRyde2× YCFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States33—Mikhail KokorichMomentus2× YCFounderSummer 2018IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States125https://x.com/mkokorich
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Kevin Chu
Founder/CTO·Hestus, Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Kevin is leading the engineering and product as the CTO at Hestus (S24). Previously, he led Autonomous Vehicle engineering at Cruise, growing the team from 20 to 300 over seven years and holds a Robotics PhD from UCLA. He also worked in multiple robotics startups including energy and medical spaces
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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