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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anant AsthanaFounder · EkpaS26Fintech · Boston
- Yuga PatelFounder · EkpaS26Fintech · Boston
- Ojas Kandhare@ojaskandyFounder/CEO · OpenTradeS26Consumer · Seattle
- Tario You@deftariooFounder/CTO · OpenTradeS26Consumer · Seattle
- Chetan Manda@theblackmandaFounder/CPO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Parth Maheshwari@_ParthVader_Founder/CTO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Utkarsh SinhaFounder/CEO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Daniel KobranFounder/COO · Autonomous Technologies GroupF25Fintech · New York
- Dillon Erb@dlnrbFounder/CEO · Autonomous Technologies GroupF25Fintech · New York
- Bryan ReedFounder/CTO · Freeport MarketsF25Fintech · New York
- Lihong Wang@Lihong062Founder/CEO · Freeport MarketsF25Fintech · New York
- Joel Tomas PimentelFounder/CTO · SelfinF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Paula GutierrezFounder/CEO · SelfinF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Bruno Koba@brunokoba_Founder/CEO · AstorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Daniel Tulha Hochstetler@tulha_Founder/CTO · AstorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Khalid AshmawyFounder/CEO · MunifyS25Fintech · Orlando
- Arjun LalwaniFounder/CEO · RaloX25Fintech · New York
- Helly ShahFounder/CTO · RaloX25Fintech · New York
- Henry ZhangFounder/CEO · AxiomW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Preston EllisFounder/CTO · AxiomW25Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anant AsthanaEkpaFounderSummer 2026FintechBoston, United States2—Yuga PatelEkpaFounderSummer 2026FintechBoston, United States2—Ojas KandhareOpenTradeFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSeattle, United States3https://x.com/ojaskandyTario YouOpenTradeFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSeattle, United States3https://x.com/deftariooChetan MandaMochatradeFounder/CPOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/theblackmandaParth MaheshwariMochatradeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/_ParthVader_Utkarsh SinhaMochatradeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Daniel KobranAutonomous Technologies Group2× YCFounder/COOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States8—Dillon ErbAutonomous Technologies Group2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States8https://x.com/dlnrbBryan ReedFreeport MarketsFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States3—Lihong WangFreeport MarketsFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/Lihong062Joel Tomas PimentelSelfinFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Paula GutierrezSelfinFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Bruno KobaAstorFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/brunokoba_Daniel Tulha HochstetlerAstorFounder/CTOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/tulha_Khalid AshmawyMunifyFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechOrlando, United States4—Arjun LalwaniRaloFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Helly ShahRaloFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Henry ZhangAxiomFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Preston EllisAxiomFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—
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Bruno Koba
Founder/CEO·Astor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO @ Astor. Building an AI advisor for retail investors. Stanford GSB and ex-Nubank, monashees.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AstorAI advisor for retail investors
Co-foundersDaniel Tulha Hochstetler@tulha_
