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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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Wilson Spearman
Founder/CEO·CreativeMode
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Wilson is co-founder and CEO of CreativeMode. Before CreativeMode, Wilson was a SWE working on building the AI cloud at Crusoe. Prior to that, he worked at Settle as a product engineer building new purchase order and AP tools for CPG brands. Wilson studied CS at MIT with focus on systems. He's originally from upstate South Carolina.
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
CreativeMode
Lovable for Minecraft mods
IndustryConsumer
Websitecreativemode.net
Team size5
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
