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Known for these resultsRole23%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 23% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% 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.
- Christopher AckerFounder/CEO · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yuta Baba@yuta__babaFounder · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- David Jin LiFounder/CTO · DenkiF25B2B · London
- Felipe Jin LiFounder/CEO · DenkiF25B2B · London
- Juan PiscoFounder/CEO · CifratoW25B2B · Bogotá
- Aarav PatelFounder/CTO · Liquid ComputeW25Fintech · New York
- Ronit JainFounder/COO · Liquid ComputeW25Fintech · New York
- Erin KimFounder/CEO · MeshW25B2B · San Francisco
- Nandini RamakrishnanFounder · MeshW25B2B · San Francisco
- Liam BreenFounder/CTO · TradeFlowS24Fintech · New York
- Taryn ReardonFounder/CEO · TradeFlowS24Fintech · New York
- Dani Penev@danipenevFounder · SlickerS23Fintech · London
- Ivan Valkov@ivvalkovFounder · SlickerS23Fintech · London
- Fatih Celikbas@clkbsfthFounder · ChartW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Ashot AyvazyanFounder · CloudchiprW23B2B · Berlin
- Suren MarashlyanFounder · CloudchiprW23B2B · Berlin
- Adam ShugarFounder · DashdiveW23B2B · San Francisco
- Micah Wheat@micahawheatFounder · DashdiveW23B2B · San Francisco
- Juan Moliner MalaxechevarríaFounder · InvopopW23B2B · Madrid
- Sam Lown@samlownFounder · InvopopW23B2B · Madrid
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Christopher AckerCarrot LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Yuta BabaCarrot LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuta__babaDavid Jin LiDenkiFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Felipe Jin LiDenkiFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Juan PiscoCifratoFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BBogotá, Colombia17—Aarav PatelLiquid ComputeFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechNew York, United States5—Ronit JainLiquid ComputeFounder/COOWinter 2025FintechNew York, United States5—Erin KimMeshFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nandini RamakrishnanMeshFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Liam BreenTradeFlowFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States2—Taryn ReardonTradeFlowFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States2—Dani PenevSlickerFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/danipenevIvan ValkovSlickerFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/ivvalkovFatih CelikbasChartFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/clkbsfthAshot AyvazyanCloudchiprFounderWinter 2023B2BBerlin, Germany25—Suren MarashlyanCloudchiprFounderWinter 2023B2BBerlin, Germany25—Adam ShugarDashdiveFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Micah WheatDashdiveFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/micahawheatJuan Moliner MalaxechevarríaInvopopFounderWinter 2023B2BMadrid, Spain7—Sam LownInvopopFounderWinter 2023B2BMadrid, Spain7https://x.com/samlown
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Aarav Patel
Founder/CTO·Liquid Compute
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Working on derivatives exchange
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
Liquid Compute
Pending CFTC regulation to be the first cash and physically settled…
Co-foundersRonit Jain
