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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.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-company15%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 15% of these rows have at least one match.School15%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 15% of these rows have at least one match.
- Akhil AggarwalFounder · InstaplayS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Frank LiuFounder/CTO · InstaplayS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Gary Wu@garywu_ethFounder/CEO · InstaplayS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Om Buddhdev@senshoFounder/CEO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- shreshth sharma@shresh_dataFounder/CTO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ojas Kandhare@ojaskandyFounder/CEO · OpenTradeS26Consumer · Seattle
- Tario You@deftariooFounder/CTO · OpenTradeS26Consumer · Seattle
- Dillon Mehta@PickleDilll_Founder/CEO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Neel Gadde@neelapolitanFounder/COO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishan HemrajaniFounder · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Hamza Al-Ali@hamzawy998Founder/CEO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Omar JarrahFounder/COO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sanad KiswaniFounder/CIO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alon Zuman@alonzumanFounder/CEO · PopsX26Consumer · New York
- Amir GhazvinianFounder/CTO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel KanFounder/CEO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Will HannaFounder · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zak SinghFounder/CEO · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kyler Blue@kylerblueFounder/CEO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Matthew Portner@portnerFounder · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akhil AggarwalInstaplayFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Frank LiuInstaplayFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Gary WuInstaplayFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/garywu_ethOm BuddhdevOlam LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/senshoshreshth sharmaOlam LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shresh_dataOjas KandhareOpenTradeFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSeattle, United States3https://x.com/ojaskandyTario YouOpenTradeFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSeattle, United States3https://x.com/deftariooDillon MehtaSnap PokerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PickleDilll_Neel GaddeSnap PokerFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/neelapolitanRishan HemrajaniSnap PokerFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Hamza Al-AliPlayabl.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/hamzawy998Omar JarrahPlayabl.aiFounder/COOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Sanad KiswaniPlayabl.aiFounder/CIOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Alon ZumanPopsFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/alonzumanAmir GhazvinianFifth Door3× YCFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel KanFifth Door3× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Will HannaMiniswapFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Zak SinghMiniswapFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Kyler BlueWavedashFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/kylerblueMatthew PortnerWavedashFounderSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/portner
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shreshth sharma
Founder/CTO·Olam Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
currently building simulated envs to create better evals @ olam labs, previously: was doing a cs and business double degree at uwaterloo (dropped out for yc) building reinforcement learning systems and doing data science @ RBC i was briefly top 50 on fifa mobile
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.
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Olam LabsBuilding multi-agent simulations for model evals and training.
Co-foundersOm Buddhdev@sensho
