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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rick GaoFounder/CEO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Brandon Ong@bdono_Founder/CEO · Hebbian RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Kingston Kuan@kstonekuanFounder/CTO · Hebbian RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Elena Zhao@ElenaxZhaoFounder/CTO · LitmusS26B2B · New York
- Shaivi Rau@ShaiviRauFounder/CEO · LitmusS26B2B · New York
- Ramtin Shahzanian@42RamtinFounder/CEO · MagmaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dev Mandal@DevvMandalFounder/CEO · MarkovS26B2B · San Francisco
- Harish Ashok@habril27Founder/CTO · MarkovS26B2B · San Francisco
- Om Buddhdev@senshoFounder/CEO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- shreshth sharma@shresh_dataFounder/CTO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ian LeeFounder/CEO · PetrarchS26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel HahnFounder/COO · PetrarchS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sudhish SwainFounder/CTO · PetrarchS26B2B · San Francisco
- Edgar Babajanyan@BabajanyanEdgarFounder/CTO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lewis Lien Polansky@lienpolanskyFounder/CEO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Kong@chriskong852Founder/CEO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Dirk BreeuwerFounder/CTO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Collins@matthewncollinsFounder · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rick GaoAlkera AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Brandon OngHebbian RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bdono_Kingston KuanHebbian RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kstonekuanElena ZhaoLitmusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/ElenaxZhaoShaivi RauLitmusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/ShaiviRauRamtin ShahzanianMagmaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/42RamtinDev MandalMarkovFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/DevvMandalHarish AshokMarkovFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/habril27Om BuddhdevOlam LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/senshoshreshth sharmaOlam LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shresh_dataIan LeePetrarchFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Samuel HahnPetrarchFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sudhish SwainPetrarchFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Edgar BabajanyanCaptainFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BabajanyanEdgarLewis Lien PolanskyCaptainFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lienpolanskyChristopher KongCorveraFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/chriskong852Dirk BreeuwerCorveraFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Matthew CollinsCorveraFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/matthewncollins
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Christopher Kong
Founder/CEO·Corvera
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
2× founder; previously CEO & Co-Founder of Better Nature, Europe's #1 tempeh brand - sold in 5,000 retail stores across 6 countries. Closed every sales deal and led every fundraise. Turned down a job offer at McKinsey to start the business straight out of university. Worked very hard and learnt a lot about how CPG brands operate. Oxford Uni grad, Forbes 30 Under 30, and World Athletics-ranked marathon runner. Now giving everything to Corvera, the AI agent workforce for CPG back-office.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsForbes 30U30
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CorveraThe context layer for AI-native CPG brands
