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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Michael Klikushin@mklikuFounder/CTO · RadiusF25B2B · San Francisco
- Quentin Romero Lauro@QRomeroLauroFounder/CEO · RadiusF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Gorman@gormankindFounder/CEO · RivetF25B2B · San Francisco
- Nicole MaFounder/CEO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Emmett Goodman@EmmettDMGoodmanFounder/CEO · AlkaliX25B2B · Houston
- Victor MillerFounder/CTO · AlkaliX25B2B · Houston
- Daniel Farrell@D_R_FarrellFounder/CEO · OnlookW25B2B · San Francisco
- Blake Shao@rmptmlkFounder/CPO · StewdioF24Consumer · New York
- Jialiang (JZ) Zhou@jz2lettersFounder/CEO · StewdioF24Consumer · New York
- Carter McClellanFounder · supercontrastF24B2B · San Francisco
- Shravan KumaranFounder · supercontrastF24B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin South Lee@bnjFounder/CEO · VariantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano@danielbulhosaFounder · VariantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Junior Garcia@jrgarciadevFounder/CEO · HeroUIS24B2B · Buenos Aires
- Samraaj Bath@samraajFounder/CEO · ion designW24B2B · San Francisco
- Sean Isom@theisomizerFounder/CEO · renderletW24B2B · New York
- Konstantin Hohr@hkonsti_Founder · MidrenderS23B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin Michael@Kevin1MichaelFounder · TempoS23B2B · Toronto
- Peter GokhshteynFounder · TempoS23B2B · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael 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/gormankindNicole MaTopologicalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaEmmett GoodmanAlkaliFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BHouston, United States2https://x.com/EmmettDMGoodmanVictor MillerAlkaliFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BHouston, United States2—Daniel FarrellOnlookFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/D_R_FarrellBlake ShaoStewdioFounder/CPOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/rmptmlkJialiang (JZ) ZhouStewdioFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/jz2lettersCarter McClellansupercontrastFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shravan KumaransupercontrastFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Benjamin South LeeVariant2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/bnjDaniel Bulhosa SolorzanoVariantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/danielbulhosaJunior GarciaHeroUIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina5https://x.com/jrgarciadevSamraaj Bathion design2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/samraajSean IsomrenderletFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/theisomizerKonstantin HohrMidrenderFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/hkonsti_Kevin MichaelTempoFounderSummer 2023B2BToronto, Canada8https://x.com/Kevin1MichaelPeter GokhshteynTempoFounderSummer 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—
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Blake Shao
Founder/CPO·Stewdio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size2
BatchFall 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Stewdio (F24). Recent Brown CS grad, took a consumer AI startup for 0 to 1 as a founding engineer, and won festivals as a filmmaker before startup.
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
