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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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Dan Hyman
Founder/CTO·Coasts
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Senior Engineer and Cloud/AWS expert with experience leading teams building enterprise applications and infrastructure. In a past life, I was a chef at a James Beard award winning restaurant.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CoastsLocalhost service isolation and orchestration for git worktrees
Co-foundersJamie Sunderland
