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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jaskaran Singh Walia@karanwxliaaFounder · Aktoria RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Shreenabh Agrawal@ShreenabhAFounder · Aktoria RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rick GaoFounder/CEO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aliyan Ishfaq@MAliyanIshfaqFounder/CEO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shaurnav GhoshFounder/CTO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shrish Janarthanan@shrishj5Founder/COO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Campbell Mercer-ButcherFounder/CTO · Avoca SystemsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Max ShandFounder/CEO · Avoca SystemsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mark Nour@marknnourFounder/CTO · BuildboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- Trishala Jain@hitrishalaFounder/CEO · BuildboxS26B2B · San Francisco
- Asaph Kupferman@KupfermanAsaphFounder/CEO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Jonah KayeFounder/CTO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishov Sarkar@ArkaneMooseFounder/CTO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mohit GuptaFounder/CEO · Levocred AIS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Saksham GuptaFounder/CTO · Levocred AIS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jaskaran Singh WaliaAktoria RoboticsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/karanwxliaaShreenabh AgrawalAktoria RoboticsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/ShreenabhAAndrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rick GaoAlkera AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aliyan IshfaqAssembleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/MAliyanIshfaqShaurnav GhoshAssembleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shrish JanarthananAssembleFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/shrishj5Campbell Mercer-ButcherAvoca SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Max ShandAvoca SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Mark NourBuildboxFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marknnourTrishala JainBuildboxFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hitrishalaAsaph KupfermanFloraceneFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/KupfermanAsaphJonah KayeFloraceneFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Athreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandRishov Sarkarhardware intelligenceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ArkaneMooseMohit GuptaLevocred AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Saksham GuptaLevocred AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariat
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Jonah Kaye
Founder/CTO·Floracene
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Floracene (YC S26). Previously Tech Lead at Palantir and Founding Engineer at Metriport (YC S22). CS and Philosophy @ UChicago
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
FloraceneVibecode + deploy HIPAA-compliant internal tools, no eng team needed
Co-foundersAsaph Kupferman@KupfermanAsaph
