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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lukas HafferFounder/CEO · CascaS23Fintech · San Francisco
- Mike Duncan@MikeElDuncanFounder/CEO · BankjoyW15Fintech · Troy
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lukas HafferCascaFounder/CEOSummer 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States40—Mike DuncanBankjoyFounder/CEOWinter 2015FintechTroy, United States60https://x.com/MikeElDuncan
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Lukas Haffer
Founder/CEO·Casca
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size40
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Lukas is the CEO & Co-founder of Cascading AI. He previously served as Chief of Staff for the European Market at Avaloq (a globally leading provider of core banking software with $4 Trillion in Assets managed on the platform. Lukas holds an MBA from Stanford University, where he graduated as an Arjay-Miller Scholar (top 10%).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Casca
Make Banking Magical
IndustryFintech
Websitecascading.ai/
Team size40
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2023
