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Known for these resultsRole29%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 29% 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.Bio73%Bio coverage: 73% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School16%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 16% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lukasz Reszczynski@_lukresFounder/CTO · PangoS26B2B · New York
- Steve Rahimi@Steve_rahimiFounder/CEO · PangoS26B2B · New York
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Chase Kim@chasingjohnnnFounder · Light AnchorX26Consumer · Seoul
- Sangha Park@sanghaya1Founder/CEO · Light AnchorX26Consumer · Seoul
- Jose ToscanoFounder/CTO · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Juan CasianFounder/CEO · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio GarciaFounder · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Dima Yanovsky@yanovskydFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gregory Makodzeba@youfelllFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff Mao@JeffMao_Founder/CEO · SellRazeF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Tyler Ma@tylerma_Founder/CTO · SellRazeF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Alexander Schiff@schiffyalexFounder/CEO · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- George LawrenceFounder · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- Bora Mutluoglu@BoraMutluogluFounder · ReacherS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Qian@JerryQian_Founder/CEO · ReacherS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kofi AnsongFounder/CEO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Kristy GaoFounder/CTO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaLukasz ReszczynskiPangoFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/_lukresSteve RahimiPangoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/Steve_rahimiKratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandChase KimLight AnchorFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSeoul, South Korea2https://x.com/chasingjohnnnSangha ParkLight AnchorFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSeoul, South Korea2https://x.com/sanghaya1Jose ToscanoBoom AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Juan CasianBoom AI2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sergio GarciaBoom AIFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Dima YanovskyProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/yanovskydGregory MakodzebaProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/youfelllJeff MaoSellRazeFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/JeffMao_Tyler MaSellRazeFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/tylerma_Alexander SchiffChannel3Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/schiffyalexGeorge LawrenceChannel3FounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Bora MutluogluReacherFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/BoraMutluogluJerry QianReacherFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/JerryQian_Kofi AnsongCenoteFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kristy GaoCenoteFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Varun Kandula
Founder/CTO·Kinect
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Kinect. Previously led the Context Graph team at Reevo and worked as an engineer at MongoDB and Capital One. Advised Sephora on "Ask AI" tools. Built and scaled his own e-commerce brand to $10K in revenue. As President of NextGen Consulting, led engagements with leading retail brands and sourced $200K+ in contracted ARR across 10+ clients. Former national squash player and peaked at #23 in the US.
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
KinectThe AI revenue platform for D2C brands
TagsE-commerce
Co-foundersKratik Agrawal@Kratik_ag
