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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex YeeFounder/CTO · GrocaloS26Consumer · Los Angeles
- David HwangFounder/CEO · GrocaloS26Consumer · Los Angeles
- Ahmad IbrahimFounder/CTO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Obaida AlbaroudiFounder/COO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Yousef Abdelfattah@fazeapexFounder/CEO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Ray Wang@RuiCromwellFounder/CEO · FlickF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zoey Zhang@ZoeyZ1004Founder · FlickF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Gauri Agarwal@gauriagarwal99Founder/CTO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Mehul Agarwal@meh_agarwalFounder/CEO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Bora Mutluoglu@BoraMutluogluFounder · ReacherS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Qian@JerryQian_Founder/CEO · ReacherS25B2B · San Francisco
- Fernando Young@Fern_Y0ungFounder/CEO · BelugaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Swisher@Jack__SwisherFounder/CTO · BelugaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Thibault HenrietFounder/CEO · awenW25B2B · Paris
- Mohammed AbidFounder · FicraS24B2B · San Francisco
- Omar El-SadanyFounder · FicraS24B2B · San Francisco
- David Hu@notdavidhuFounder · Magic HourW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Runbo Li@runboliFounder/CEO · Magic HourW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Andrew LiuFounder · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
- Leon LinFounder/CEO · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex YeeGrocaloFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerLos Angeles, United States0—David HwangGrocaloFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerLos Angeles, United States0—Ahmad IbrahimTryNearbyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Obaida AlbaroudiTryNearbyFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Yousef AbdelfattahTryNearbyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/fazeapexRay WangFlickFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RuiCromwellZoey ZhangFlickFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ZoeyZ1004Gauri AgarwalKoyalFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gauriagarwal99Mehul AgarwalKoyalFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/meh_agarwalBora MutluogluReacherFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/BoraMutluogluJerry QianReacherFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/JerryQian_Fernando YoungBelugaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Fern_Y0ungJack SwisherBelugaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Jack__SwisherThibault HenrietawenFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BParis, France6—Mohammed AbidFicraFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Omar El-SadanyFicraFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—David HuMagic HourFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/notdavidhuRunbo LiMagic HourFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/runboliAndrew Liu1stCollabFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Leon Lin1stCollabFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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Runbo Li
Founder/CEO·Magic Hour
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Runbo is the co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour. Previously, he was a senior data scientist at Meta where he worked on numerous zero-to-one consumer social products at NPE (New Product Experimentation).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Magic HourPlatform for AI video generation.
Co-foundersDavid Hu@notdavidhu
