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Known for these resultsRole62%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 62% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School52%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 52% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bilgehan Avser@bavserFounder/CEO · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian HuppiFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- George McLeanFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Paul LeutheuserFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Venegas@davidvenegasFounder/CEO · EdgerunS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Darcy ZhangFounder/CEO · Greypoint IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jordan KhooFounder/CTO · Greypoint IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nic ChuFounder/COO · Greypoint IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Steven XuFounder/CPO · Greypoint IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Erim GurlemisFounder/COO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Eric Silver@2998x10tothe8Founder/CEO · Mass MagneticsS26Industrials · Boston
- Matthew Groll@matthewxgrollFounder/CTO · Mass MagneticsS26Industrials · Boston
- Caleb HoranFounder/CEO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Janak (Crasun) PanthiFounder/CTO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Sanjeev ChauhanFounder/CEO · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Tania RoyFounder · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Arthur Nguyen-cao@Arthur_NC_Founder/CEO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bilgehan AvserApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/bavserBrian HuppiApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—George McLeanApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Paul LeutheuserApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—David VenegasEdgerunFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/davidvenegasDarcy ZhangGreypoint IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Jordan KhooGreypoint IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Nic ChuGreypoint IndustriesFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Steven XuGreypoint IndustriesFounder/CPOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Erim GurlemisGUILDFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Eric SilverMass MagneticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States3https://x.com/2998x10tothe8Matthew GrollMass MagneticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States3https://x.com/matthewxgrollCaleb HoranSalem Robotics IncFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Janak (Crasun) PanthiSalem Robotics IncFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Sanjeev ChauhanSynapse SemiconductorFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Tania RoySynapse SemiconductorFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Arthur Nguyen-caoVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Arthur_NC_Hisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Joe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886
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Sanjeev Chauhan
Founder/CEO·Synapse Semiconductor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationDurham, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I like to break things and build things 2 IEDM publications, 3 years Seed Stage VC, scaled deaplearning.com to 300k users, Stanford Linear Accelerator National Lab ML Researcher, IPAC 1st Author
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Synapse SemiconductorNew semiconductors that merge compute and vision
Co-foundersTania Roy
