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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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Michael Waxman
Founder/CEO·Grouper
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchWinter 2012
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Dogfooding
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
GGrouper
InactiveWe set up drinks between 2 groups of friends: 3 guys and 3 girls.
