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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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Nicole Ma
Founder/CEO·Topological
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Topological (YC S25). Prev. CS/MechE @ Stanford, physics simulations @ NASA
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TopologicalPhysics-based foundation models for CAD optimization.
Co-foundersZeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkaya
