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Known for these resultsRole12%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 12% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Henry NnejiFounder · FoodCourtS22Consumer · Lagos
- Paul Adokiye IrueneFounder · FoodCourtS22Consumer · Lagos
- Divyang AroraFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Quinn McKenna@queueconsultingFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Rahul MadadiFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Andie Cruz@ndiecruzFounder · MadEatsS21Consumer · Makati
- Keisha Lao@keishalaoFounder · MadEatsS21Consumer · Makati
- Mikee Villareal@mikee_villarealFounder · MadEatsS21Consumer · Makati
- Nishant Jhaveri@nishant2392Founder · Nino FoodsS21Consumer
- Pranav MehraFounder · Nino FoodsS21Consumer
- Viggnesh KandasamyFounder · OneStopKitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Vijayaraj GopinathFounder · OneStopKitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Alex GruebeleFounder · MezliW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Alex Kolchinski@kolchinskiFounder · MezliW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Maxwell PerhamFounder · MezliW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Daryl SewFounder · TasteW21Consumer · New York
- Jeff Chen@thisisjeffchenFounder · TasteW21Consumer · New York
- Safee Shah@SafeeShahFounder/CEO · ByteS20Consumer · Lahore
- Brian LeungFounder · HideoutW20Consumer · Los Angeles
- Danielle SobelFounder · HideoutW20Consumer · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Henry NnejiFoodCourtFounderSummer 2022ConsumerLagos, Nigeria80—Paul Adokiye IrueneFoodCourtFounderSummer 2022ConsumerLagos, Nigeria80—Divyang AroraByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Quinn McKennaByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/queueconsultingRahul MadadiByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Andie CruzMadEatsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMakati, Philippines—https://x.com/ndiecruzKeisha LaoMadEatsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMakati, Philippines—https://x.com/keishalaoMikee VillarealMadEatsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMakati, Philippines—https://x.com/mikee_villarealNishant JhaveriNino FoodsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerUnknown250https://x.com/nishant2392Pranav MehraNino FoodsFounderSummer 2021ConsumerUnknown250—Viggnesh KandasamyOneStopKitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Vijayaraj GopinathOneStopKitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Alex GruebeleMezliFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States8—Alex KolchinskiMezliFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/kolchinskiMaxwell PerhamMezliFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States8—Daryl SewTasteFounderWinter 2021ConsumerNew York, United States2—Jeff ChenTasteFounderWinter 2021ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/thisisjeffchenSafee ShahByteFounder/CEOSummer 2020ConsumerLahore, Pakistan30https://x.com/SafeeShahBrian LeungHideoutFounderWinter 2020ConsumerLos Angeles, United States1—Danielle SobelHideoutFounderWinter 2020ConsumerLos Angeles, United States1—
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Paul Adokiye Iruene
Founder·FoodCourt
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size80
BatchSummer 2022
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Paul is the Co-Founder & CTO of CoKitchen. He has a strong engineering background and has always been passionate about technology. Paul is a full-stack engineer with vast experience in back end, web, mobile development, AI, machine learning & DevOps. Prior to CoKitchen he was on the founding tech team of Prospa (YC W21), a digital bank for small businesses across Africa. As a personal project, built “for food only” an AI Vision app that identifies African food items using image classification.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FoodCourtVirtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa
Co-foundersHenry Nneji
