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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company35%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 35% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Erim GurlemisFounder/COO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Batu Balci@batubbalciFounder/CEO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Nicholas Aldridge@nickaldridge_Founder/CEO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Leo SchuhmannFounder/CEO · ComplyDoF25B2B · Berlin
- Matthias SchneiderFounder/CTO · ComplyDoF25B2B · Berlin
- Moritz MoserFounder/CPO · ComplyDoF25B2B · Berlin
- David Jin LiFounder/CTO · DenkiF25B2B · London
- Felipe Jin LiFounder/CEO · DenkiF25B2B · London
- Abel JohnFounder/CTO · LogosGuardF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sukrut Oak@sukrut_oakFounder/CPO · LogosGuardF25B2B · San Francisco
- Chanhyung KimFounder/CEO · MarkItF25B2B · Atlanta
- Roland SaavedraFounder/CTO · MarkItF25B2B · Atlanta
- Jay KwonFounder/CTO · ScoopF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Erim GurlemisGUILDFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Batu BalciTovenAIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/batubbalciSam TurchettaTovenAIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2—Christopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisJoseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Nicholas AldridgeMouseCatFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/nickaldridge_Gunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Leo SchuhmannComplyDoFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBerlin, Germany10—Matthias SchneiderComplyDoFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BBerlin, Germany10—Moritz MoserComplyDoFounder/CPOFall 2025B2BBerlin, Germany10—David Jin LiDenkiFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Felipe Jin LiDenkiFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Abel JohnLogosGuardFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Sukrut OakLogosGuardFounder/CPOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sukrut_oakChanhyung KimMarkItFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BAtlanta, United States2—Roland SaavedraMarkItFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BAtlanta, United States2—Jay KwonScoopFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Felipe Jin Li
Founder/CEO·Denki
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchFall 2025
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Applying Explainable AI to SOX. Prev. McKinsey + studied Explainable AI during PhD @UCL + led design/mobile engineering @GE-backed start-up
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
First YC company on record
