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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chenny (Qianyi) Deng@Chenny_Deng33Founder · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Richard GongFounder/CEO · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Joey SkavroneckFounder · CraftworkS23Real Estate and Construction · Charlotte
- Mike Bifulco@irreverentmikeFounder · CraftworkS23Real Estate and Construction · Charlotte
- Suzanne Griffin@suzannerenee6Founder · CraftworkS23Real Estate and Construction · Charlotte
- Tim Griffin@timgriffin77Founder/CEO · CraftworkS23Real Estate and Construction · Charlotte
- Colin BarcelouxFounder · TechmateS16Consumer · New York
- Scott HasbrouckFounder/CTO (YC S16) · TechmateS16Consumer · New York
- Derek RichardsonFounder/CEO · DeakoW16Consumer · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chenny (Qianyi) DengPiggy RoboticsFounderFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Chenny_Deng33Richard GongPiggy RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Joey SkavroneckCraftworkFounderSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionCharlotte, United States50—Mike BifulcoCraftworkFounderSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionCharlotte, United States50https://x.com/irreverentmikeSuzanne GriffinCraftworkFounderSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionCharlotte, United States50https://x.com/suzannerenee6Tim GriffinCraftworkFounder/CEOSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionCharlotte, United States50https://x.com/timgriffin77Colin BarcelouxTechmateFounderSummer 2016ConsumerNew York, United States11—Scott HasbrouckTechmateFounder/CTO (YC S16)Summer 2016ConsumerNew York, United States11—Derek RichardsonDeakoFounder/CEOWinter 2016ConsumerSeattle, United States11—
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Derek Richardson
Founder/CEO·Deako
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchWinter 2016
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
DDeako
ActiveWe make beautiful connected light switches that allow you to control…
