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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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Joseph McAllister
Founder/CTO·MouseCat
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Joseph McAllister is the Co-Founder and CTO of MouseCat. Before MouseCat, Joseph spent 4 years building systems that power every risk decision at Coinbase. He focused on streaming pipelines, large-scale data processing workloads, and improving ACH and ATO risk models. While studying Computer Science at Cornell University, he founded Roo Storage, which was acquired in 2020 by Handled (now UniGroup).
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
MouseCatAI to fight financial crime
Co-foundersNicholas Aldridge@nickaldridge_
