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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% 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-company45%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 45% of these rows have at least one match.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Nicholas Aldridge@nickaldridge_Founder/CEO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Omar Draz@oamdrazFounder · IndemniW24B2B · San Francisco
- Saif FarooquiFounder · Corgi LabsW23Fintech · Singapore
- Ayan Bandyopadhyay@ayanicbandFounder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Jason Fan@jfan001Founder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Alon PeretzFounder · BallerineS22Fintech · Tel Aviv
- Nitzan GelbardFounder · BallerineS22Fintech · Tel Aviv
- Noam IzhakiFounder · BallerineS22Fintech · Tel Aviv
- Arjun Bisen@ArjunBisen1Founder · OverwatchS22B2B · New York
- Zara Perumal@zaraperumalFounder · OverwatchS22B2B · New York
- Alice Deng@alicevdengFounder · SlopeS21Fintech · San Francisco
- Lawrence Lin Murata@LawLMFounder · SlopeS21Fintech · San Francisco
- Conor BurkeFounder/CTO · InscribeS18B2B · San Francisco
- Ronan Burke@rnnbrkFounder/CEO · InscribeS18B2B · San Francisco
- Johan BrissmyrFounder/CEO · CastleW16B2B · San Francisco
- Sebastian WallinFounder/CTO · CastleW16B2B · San Francisco
- Josh YudakenFounder/Lead Infrastructure Engineer · SmyteW15B2B · San Francisco
- Julian TempelsmanFounder · SmyteW15B2B · San Francisco
- Pete HuntFounder · SmyteW15B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Nicholas AldridgeMouseCatFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/nickaldridge_Omar DrazIndemniFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/oamdrazSaif FarooquiCorgi LabsFounderWinter 2023FintechSingapore, Singapore3—Ayan BandyopadhyayFinic2× YCFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ayanicbandJason FanFinicFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jfan001Alon PeretzBallerineFounderSummer 2022FintechTel Aviv, Israel16—Nitzan GelbardBallerineFounderSummer 2022FintechTel Aviv, Israel16—Noam IzhakiBallerineFounderSummer 2022FintechTel Aviv, Israel16—Arjun BisenOverwatchFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States14https://x.com/ArjunBisen1Zara PerumalOverwatchFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States14https://x.com/zaraperumalAlice DengSlope2× YCFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/alicevdengLawrence Lin MurataSlopeFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/LawLMConor BurkeInscribeFounder/CTOSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States35—Ronan BurkeInscribeFounder/CEOSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/rnnbrkJohan BrissmyrCastleFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Sebastian WallinCastleFounder/CTOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Josh YudakenSmyteFounder/Lead Infrastructure EngineerWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Julian TempelsmanSmyteFounderWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Pete HuntSmyteFounderWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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Zara Perumal
Founder·Overwatch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size14
BatchSummer 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder / CTO at Overwatch Data Zara studied Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity at MIT LIDS/CSAIL focusing on active learning for malware detection and risk-limiting post-election audits. After graduating, Zara worked on Google Assistant then at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, where she built machine learning and software systems to use threat intelligence and malware analysis to better protect against targeted threats and disinformation by state sponsored actors.
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
OverwatchEnterprise software for enterprise risk and cyber fraud intelligence
Co-foundersArjun Bisen@ArjunBisen1
