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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-company12%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 12% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Emil Ares@emilaresFounder/CEO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gad Marconi@gadmarconiFounder/CTO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dan HymanFounder/CTO · CoastsF25B2B
- Jamie SunderlandFounder/CEO · CoastsF25B2B
- Ali Attar@aliatttarFounder/CEO · LightberryF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Stephan KoenigstorferFounder/CTO · LightberryF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Stephan Wolski@StephWolskiFounder/Head of Robotics · LightberryF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Michael Klikushin@mklikuFounder/CTO · RadiusF25B2B · San Francisco
- Quentin Romero Lauro@QRomeroLauroFounder/CEO · RadiusF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Gorman@gormankindFounder/CEO · RivetF25B2B · San Francisco
- Grace Li@grx_xceFounder/CEO · Design ArenaS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kamryn Ohly@kamrynohlyFounder/CTO · Design ArenaS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Luke Shiels@lukeshielsFounder/CEO · InterfereS25B2B · New York
- Pratham Hombal@prathamhombalFounder/CTO · stratifyX25B2B · San Francisco
- Siddhartha Javvaji@sidjavvajiFounder/CEO · stratifyX25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayomide Omolewa@TheDonAyoFounder/CTO · a0.devW25B2B · San Francisco
- Seth Setse@SethSetseFounder/CEO · a0.devW25B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron Li@aaronhetengliFounder · AdamW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Meera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoEmil AresMarengoFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/emilaresGad MarconiMarengoFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gadmarconiDan HymanCoastsFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Jamie SunderlandCoastsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Ali AttarLightberry2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aliatttarStephan KoenigstorferLightberryFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Stephan WolskiLightberryFounder/Head of RoboticsFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/StephWolskiMichael KlikushinRadiusFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mklikuQuentin Romero LauroRadiusFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/QRomeroLauroSam GormanRivetFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/gormankindGrace LiDesign ArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/grx_xceKamryn OhlyDesign ArenaFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamrynohlyLuke ShielsInterfereFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/lukeshielsPratham HombalstratifyFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prathamhombalSiddhartha JavvajistratifyFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sidjavvajiAyomide Omolewaa0.devFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/TheDonAyoSeth Setsea0.devFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/SethSetseAaron LiAdamFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/aaronhetengli
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Luke Shiels
Founder/CEO·Interfere
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder of Interfere (YC S25), we’re building the self-healing layer of the internet: software that helps software engineers spend less time fixing bugs, and for the first time allow non-technical members of your team to understand how your product actually works in real-life.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Interfere
Give engineering, product, and design teams insight into unseen issues
