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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio76%Bio coverage: 76% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Alex YeeFounder/CTO · GrocaloS26Consumer · Los Angeles
- David HwangFounder/CEO · GrocaloS26Consumer · Los Angeles
- Gauri Agarwal@gauriagarwal99Founder/CTO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Mehul Agarwal@meh_agarwalFounder/CEO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Joe Kennedy@joekndyFounder/CEO · MixyF25Consumer
- Jonah Siegle@jonahsiegleFounder/CTO · MixyF25Consumer
- Jason Zhou@jsn_zhFounder/CEO · SwerveW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Soroush Saryazdi@S_SaryazdiFounder/CTO · SwerveW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Coleman SmithFounder · CreativeModeS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Jeffrey TsawFounder · CreativeModeS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Wilson Spearman@wilson_spearmanFounder/CEO · CreativeModeS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Phillip HuangFounder/CEO · DreamRPS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Aria MohseniFounder/COO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Josh KarolFounder/CTO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Max HammerFounder/CEO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Sam Plank@SamuelMGPlankFounder/CTO · EggnogW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Rachel WangFounder/CEO · HeartByteW24Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
An Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Alex YeeGrocaloFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerLos Angeles, United States0—David HwangGrocaloFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerLos Angeles, United States0—Gauri AgarwalKoyalFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gauriagarwal99Mehul AgarwalKoyalFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/meh_agarwalJoe KennedyMixyFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/joekndyJonah SiegleMixyFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/jonahsiegleJason ZhouSwerveFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jsn_zhSoroush SaryazdiSwerveFounder/CTOWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/S_SaryazdiColeman SmithCreativeModeFounderSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Jeffrey TsawCreativeModeFounderSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Wilson SpearmanCreativeModeFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/wilson_spearmanPhillip HuangDreamRPFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Aria MohseniCrowdVoltFounder/COOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Josh KarolCrowdVoltFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Max HammerCrowdVoltFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Sam PlankEggnogFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/SamuelMGPlankRachel WangHeartByteFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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Max Hammer
Founder/CEO·CrowdVolt
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size12
BatchWinter 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CEO of CrowdVolt (W24)
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
CrowdVolt
The integration layer for live events infrastructure
