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Known for these resultsRole55%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 55% 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.Bio73%Bio coverage: 73% 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.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Shahzad YounasFounder/CEO · MuzzS17Consumer · London
- Liron Shapira@lironFounder/CEO · Relationship HeroS17Consumer · Saratoga Springs
- Emma TesslerFounder/COO · Dating RingW14Consumer · New York
- Kate BambinoFounder/CTO · Dating RingW14Consumer · New York
- Lauren Kay@laurenikayFounder/CEO · Dating RingW14Consumer · New York
- Anton KrutianskyFounder · CoupleW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Aswinkumar RajendiranFounder · CoupleW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Jamie MuraiFounder · CoupleW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Michael Petrov@mpetrovFounder · CoupleW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Oleg Kostour@olegkostourFounder · CoupleW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Michael Waxman@wxmnFounder/CEO · GrouperW12Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Shahzad YounasMuzzFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom104—Liron ShapiraRelationship HeroFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSaratoga Springs, United States100https://x.com/lironEmma TesslerDating RingFounder/COOWinter 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2—Kate BambinoDating RingFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2—Lauren KayDating RingFounder/CEOWinter 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/laurenikayAnton KrutianskyCouple2× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Aswinkumar RajendiranCoupleFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Jamie MuraiCoupleFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Michael PetrovCoupleFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mpetrovOleg KostourCouple2× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/olegkostourMichael WaxmanGrouperFounder/CEOWinter 2012ConsumerNew York, United States11https://x.com/wxmn
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Oleg Kostour
Founder/CEO·AtlasGrid
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Oleg Kostour is a 2nd time YC founder and Waterloo alum. He founded Pair (YC W12), a messaging app that received 10M installs and reached the top charts in the iOS social networking category. He closed 2 acquisitions - with Dropbox, then Life360 - and ran the Growth team at Life360 from ~3M rMAU through to their IPO (~90M MAU).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W12CoupleInactive
- F25AtlasGridActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
AtlasGrid
Accelerate Product Iteration
