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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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-company44%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 44% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Claire Mao@clairemao78Founder/CEO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lucy Cai@LucyCai9Founder/CTO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dev Mandal@DevvMandalFounder/CEO · MarkovS26B2B · San Francisco
- Harish Ashok@habril27Founder/CTO · MarkovS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexzendor Misra@AlexzendorMisraFounder/CTO · ShofoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Andre BragaFounder & Head of AI · ShofoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Braiden Dishman@BraidenDishmanFounder/CEO · ShofoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Bilal AsmatullahFounder/CEO · SciloopF25B2B · San Francisco
- Osman Siddique@OsmanSiddiquerFounder · SciloopF25B2B · San Francisco
- Aoi Otani@bigvalleyblueFounder/CTO · Liva AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ashley Mo@ashlleymoFounder/CEO · Liva AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Bill WangFounder/CTO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yi ZhongFounder/CEO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Mateo Perez@m_perez_Founder/CEO · CartpoleX25B2B · San Francisco
- Ananth Kashyap@ananthkashyap99Founder/CTO · SureformX25B2B · San Francisco
- Carlos Georgescu@CarlosGeorgescuFounder/CTO · AfterQueryW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuJeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Claire MaoInstanceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/clairemao78Lucy CaiInstanceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucyCai9Dev MandalMarkovFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/DevvMandalHarish AshokMarkovFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/habril27Alexzendor MisraShofoFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/AlexzendorMisraAndre BragaShofoFounder & Head of AIWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Braiden DishmanShofoFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BraidenDishmanBilal AsmatullahSciloopFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Osman SiddiqueSciloopFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/OsmanSiddiquerAoi OtaniLiva AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bigvalleyblueAshley MoLiva AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ashlleymoBill WangBesimple AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Yi ZhongBesimple AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Mateo PerezCartpoleFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/m_perez_Ananth KashyapSureformFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ananthkashyap99Carlos GeorgescuAfterQueryFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/CarlosGeorgescu
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Alexzendor Misra
Founder/CTO·Shofo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CTO @ Shofo | UCSB Dropout | Prev. CEO @ Correkt (43k users)
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ShofoThe World's Largest Video Library
