Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders481
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
Showing 1–20 of 481 founders
Mojtaba Mozaffar
Founder/CTO·Shiraz AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Shiraz AI. Previously Senior Applied Scientist and tech lead at Amazon Robotics, leading high-impact work in perception, policy learning, and manipulation. Before that, Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern directing AI and robotics research. PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from Northwestern.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Shiraz AIRobots that learn on the job
Co-foundersNavid Aghasadeghi@realnavida
