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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mariem Ould IsmailFounder/CEO · StocklineS25B2B · Paris
- Moncef DJAFRIFounder/CTO · StocklineS25B2B · Paris
- Leon ZhangFounder/CEO · BetterBasketW24B2B · San Francisco
- Vagelis ViskadourosFounder/CTO · BetterBasketW24B2B · San Francisco
- Sasha ZhangFounder/CEO · ScoutW24B2B · San Francisco
- Adeyemi OnafuyeFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Christopher ObasiFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Tosin OnafuyeFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Brice KleinFounder · Choppy!W23Consumer · Los Angeles
- Saba FazeliFounder · Choppy!W23Consumer · Los Angeles
- Nishant Jhaveri@nishant2392Founder · Nino FoodsS21Consumer
- Pranav MehraFounder · Nino FoodsS21Consumer
- Jeff Tang@jefftangxFounder · Eat BlueprintW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Gatumi Aliyu@Uncle__G__Founder · VendeaseW21B2B · Lagos
- Olumide Fayankin@daddy_lummyFounder · VendeaseW21B2B · Lagos
- Tunde Kara@tunddeFounder · VendeaseW21B2B · Lagos
- Wale Oyepeju@waleoyepejuFounder · VendeaseW21B2B · Lagos
- Akash Raju@akashraju4Founder · GlimpseS20B2B · New York
- Anuj Mehta@_anujmehtaFounder · GlimpseS20B2B · New York
- Kushal NegiFounder · GlimpseS20B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mariem Ould IsmailStocklineFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BParis, France2—Moncef DJAFRIStocklineFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BParis, France2—Leon ZhangBetterBasketFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vagelis ViskadourosBetterBasketFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Sasha ZhangScoutFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Adeyemi OnafuyeChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Christopher ObasiChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Tosin OnafuyeChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Brice KleinChoppy!FounderWinter 2023ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—Saba FazeliChoppy!FounderWinter 2023ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—Nishant JhaveriNino FoodsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerUnknown250https://x.com/nishant2392Pranav MehraNino FoodsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerUnknown250—Jeff TangEat BlueprintFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jefftangxGatumi AliyuVendease2× YCFounderWinter 2021B2BLagos, Nigeria250https://x.com/Uncle__G__Olumide FayankinVendeaseFounderWinter 2021B2BLagos, Nigeria250https://x.com/daddy_lummyTunde KaraVendeaseFounderWinter 2021B2BLagos, Nigeria250https://x.com/tunddeWale OyepejuVendeaseFounderWinter 2021B2BLagos, Nigeria250https://x.com/waleoyepejuAkash RajuGlimpseFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States27https://x.com/akashraju4Anuj MehtaGlimpseFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States27https://x.com/_anujmehtaKushal NegiGlimpseFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States27—
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Wale Oyepeju
Founder·Vendease
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size250
BatchWinter 2021
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Wale grew up in the busy part of Lagos called Ikeja. An award-winning technology professional with 13 years of experience delivering pioneer technology projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has successfully delivered projects like MTN Nigeria Global Virtual Top-Up, Sony Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Multimedia Studio in Lekki and Facebook/Android mobile app. Wale leads the technical team at Vendease - the Instacart for food businesses in Africa.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VendeaseWhere restaurants in Africa buy food supplies
