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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio77%Bio coverage: 77% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Brison MoorheadFounder/COO · CapveonF26Government · San Francisco
- Finn Lancaster@flancast90Founder/CEO · CapveonF26Government · San Francisco
- Akshay Mistry@akshaymistry8Founder · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ananth Sankaralingam@_ananthhhFounder/CEO · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Parth Badhwar@parth_badhwarFounder/CEO · LockeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Raj Jagiasi@raj_jagiasiFounder/CEO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Vihaan Jagiasi@VihaanJagiasiFounder/CTO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Aidan NgFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Jason YiFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Aditya SabharwalFounder · GovGuardX26Government · San Francisco
- Gleb HultingFounder · GovGuardX26Government · San Francisco
- Gordy Sun@grdysunFounder/CEO · LakoniaF25Government · San Francisco
- Aryan Gulati@aryangulsFounder/CEO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Naren Chittem@NarenChittemFounder/COO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Aden Clemente@adencleFounder/CTO · EffiGovS25Government · San Francisco
- Aubteen Pour-Biazar@AubteenPBFounder/CEO · EffiGovS25Government · San Francisco
- Dylan Nguyen@dynguyen0Founder/CTO · Code FourX25Government · San Francisco
- George Cheng@gcheng713Founder/CEO · Code FourX25Government · San Francisco
- George ParksFounder/CEO · ArchonW25Government · San Francisco
- Ethne LaudeFounder/CTO · CandorW25Government · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brison MoorheadCapveonFounder/COOFall 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2—Finn LancasterCapveonFounder/CEOFall 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/flancast90Akshay MistryChromieFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akshaymistry8Ananth SankaralingamChromieFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_ananthhhParth BadhwarLockeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/parth_badhwarRaj JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/raj_jagiasiVihaan JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/VihaanJagiasiAidan NgVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Jason YiVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Aditya SabharwalGovGuardFounderSpring 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States0—Gleb HultingGovGuardFounderSpring 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States0—Gordy SunLakoniaFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grdysunAryan GulatiMayflowerFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryangulsNaren ChittemMayflowerFounder/COOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NarenChittemAden ClementeEffiGovFounder/CTOSummer 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/adencleAubteen Pour-BiazarEffiGovFounder/CEOSummer 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AubteenPBDylan NguyenCode FourFounder/CTOSpring 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dynguyen0George ChengCode FourFounder/CEOSpring 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gcheng713George ParksArchonFounder/CEOWinter 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States3—Ethne LaudeCandorFounder/CTOWinter 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2—
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Marcus Zimmerman
Founder/CEO·Candor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO of Candor. Prev & Stanford. Helped run Stanford's DEFCON Technology and National Security Network. Worked on a Defense incubator as a National Security Innovation Fellow. Product/Growth at an ex-YC Startup. Angel Investor in various startups, particularly Defense & GovTech
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CandorWe help companies win government funding with AI
IndustryGovernment
Websiteusecandor.ai
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
Co-foundersEthne Laude
