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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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.School19%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 19% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- Angelica Kosasih@aka_kosasihFounder/CTO · WonderingS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Cheng-Wei Hu@HcwXdFounder/CEO · WonderingS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Amir Hanna@byAmirHannaFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Erik DahlFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Julia HudeaFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Abhay Gupta@abhaygupta_ethFounder/CEO · FrizzleS25Education · New York
- Shyam SaiFounder/CTO · FrizzleS25Education · New York
- Shraman Kar@ShramanKarFounder/CTO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas Kar@KarShreyasFounder/CEO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Arjun Talati@arjuntalatiFounder/CPO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan MaynardFounder/COO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ritam RanaFounder/CEO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ritvik VaradaFounder/CTO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Abhi Arya@abh1a0Founder/CTO · OpennoteS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishi Srihari@rishi_srihariFounder · OpennoteS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Vedant Vyas@vedantvyasFounder · OpennoteS25Consumer · San Francisco
- James Booth@J4mesBoothFounder/CEO · ChironX25Education · London
- Max Booth@MaxB00thFounder/CTO · ChironX25Education · London
- Ende ShenFounder/CTO · TegoreX25Education · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydAngelica KosasihWonderingFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aka_kosasihCheng-Wei HuWonderingFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/HcwXdAmir HannaParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/byAmirHannaErik DahlParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Julia HudeaParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Abhay GuptaFrizzleFounder/CEOSummer 2025EducationNew York, United States2https://x.com/abhaygupta_ethShyam SaiFrizzleFounder/CTOSummer 2025EducationNew York, United States2—Shraman KarGolpoFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ShramanKarShreyas KarGolpoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/KarShreyasArjun TalatiKnowlifyFounder/CPOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/arjuntalatiJonathan MaynardKnowlifyFounder/COOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Ritam RanaKnowlifyFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Ritvik VaradaKnowlifyFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Abhi AryaOpennoteFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/abh1a0Rishi SrihariOpennoteFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rishi_srihariVedant VyasOpennoteFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/vedantvyasJames BoothChironFounder/CEOSpring 2025EducationLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/J4mesBoothMax BoothChironFounder/CTOSpring 2025EducationLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/MaxB00thEnde ShenTegoreFounder/CTOSpring 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States1—
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Ritam Rana
Founder/CEO·Knowlify
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Revolutionizing the way people learn
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KnowlifyThe AI Explainer Video Maker
