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Known for these resultsRole30%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 30% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company31%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 31% 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.
- Subham KunduFounder/CEO · Akon LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Divit Sheth@divitsheth007Founder/CTO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kushagra Chitkara@kushagrchitkarFounder/COO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@rohansharma0509Founder/CEO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Nikos Dritsakos@nikos1Founder/CEO · GlenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LeeFounder · Illume LabsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jin WongFounder · Illume LabsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Pari Latawa@parilatawaFounder · Illume LabsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- David PastewkaFounder · MarkerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Richard BerwickFounder · MarkerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Will Drevno@WillDrevnoFounder · MarkerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mojtaba Mozaffar@MozaffarMojtabaFounder/CTO · Shiraz AIS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Navid Aghasadeghi@realnavidaFounder/CEO · Shiraz AIS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hanming Ye@DozenDuccFounder/CEO · Waddle LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Yiding Song@yiding_songFounder · Waddle LabsS26Industrials · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Subham KunduAkon LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Divit ShethAlmanacFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/divitsheth007Kushagra ChitkaraAlmanacFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/kushagrchitkarRohan SharmaAlmanacFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/rohansharma0509An Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Nikos DritsakosGlenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nikos1Frank LeeIllume LabsFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Jin WongIllume LabsFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Pari LatawaIllume LabsFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/parilatawaDavid PastewkaMarker2× YCFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Richard BerwickMarker2× YCFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Will DrevnoMarker2× YCFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/WillDrevnoJosephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Mojtaba MozaffarShiraz AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MozaffarMojtabaNavid AghasadeghiShiraz AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realnavidaHanming YeWaddle LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2https://x.com/DozenDuccYiding SongWaddle LabsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2https://x.com/yiding_song
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Hanming Ye
Founder/CEO·Waddle Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationBoston, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Interested in how natural intelligence arises. I also like machines such as 3D printers and robots.
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
Waddle LabsAgents for robotics control.
Co-foundersYiding Song@yiding_song
