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Known for these resultsRole59%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 59% 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.Bio41%Bio coverage: 41% 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.School6%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 6% of these rows have at least one match.
- Tiffani Ashley Bell@tiffaniFounder/Executive Director · The Human UtilityW15Unspecified · San Francisco
- Broderick McClintonFounder · Owners CircleS14Fintech · San Francisco
- Eric SonnierFounder · Owners CircleS14Fintech · San Francisco
- Matthew ChristenFounder · Owners CircleS14Fintech · San Francisco
- Akhil LodhaFounder · Sliced InvestingS14Fintech · San Francisco
- Mike FurlongFounder/CEO · Sliced InvestingS14Fintech · San Francisco
- Julia KurniaFounder/Director · ZidishaW14Fintech · Sterling
- Denny LuanFounder · ExperimentW13Healthcare · Honolulu
- Chase AdamFounder/CEO · WatsiW13Healthcare · San Francisco
- Grace GareyFounder/Head of Operations · WatsiW13Healthcare · San Francisco
- Maxwell Salzberg@maxwellsalzFounder · BackerKitS12B2B · San Francisco
- Rosanna Yau@oannasoroFounder · BackerKitS12B2B · San Francisco
- Brian NguyenFounder/CPO · CeleryS12B2B · San Francisco
- Chris TsaiFounder/CEO · CeleryS12B2B · San Francisco
- Peter ShihFounder/CTO · CeleryS12B2B · San Francisco
- James BesharaFounder/CEO · TiltW12Fintech · San Francisco
- Khaled Hussein@dsogFounder/CTO · TiltW12Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Tiffani Ashley BellThe Human UtilityFounder/Executive DirectorWinter 2015UnspecifiedSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tiffaniBroderick McClintonOwners CircleFounderSummer 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Eric SonnierOwners CircleFounderSummer 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Matthew ChristenOwners CircleFounderSummer 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Akhil LodhaSliced InvestingFounderSummer 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Mike FurlongSliced InvestingFounder/CEOSummer 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Julia KurniaZidishaFounder/DirectorWinter 2014FintechSterling, United States1—Denny LuanExperimentFounderWinter 2013HealthcareHonolulu, United States1—Chase AdamWatsiFounder/CEOWinter 2013HealthcareSan Francisco, United States11—Grace GareyWatsiFounder/Head of OperationsWinter 2013HealthcareSan Francisco, United States11—Maxwell SalzbergBackerKitFounderSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States42https://x.com/maxwellsalzRosanna YauBackerKitFounderSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States42https://x.com/oannasoroBrian NguyenCeleryFounder/CPOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Chris TsaiCeleryFounder/CEOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Peter ShihCeleryFounder/CTOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States11—James BesharaTiltFounder/CEOWinter 2012FintechSan Francisco, United States51—Khaled HusseinTiltFounder/CTOWinter 2012FintechSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/dsog
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Tiffani Ashley Bell
Founder/Executive Director·The Human Utility
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/Executive Director
Team size2
BatchWinter 2015
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Tiffani is the Founder and Executive Director of The Human Utility. Since July 2014, The Human Utility has helped thousands of people with their water bills. She was a 2017 Technology & Democracy Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Tiffani is a programmer who earned a BSc in Systems & Computer Science from Howard University. She is also a Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna having earned an MS in Management as a Sloan Fellow. Always chewing gum. Quant.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
The Human UtilityThe Human Utility seeks to eliminate water service disconnections for…
IndustryUnspecified
Websitedetroitwaterproject.org/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2015
TagsCrowdfunding
