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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry YaoFounder/CPO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kazuma ChojiFounder/CTO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Chondro@roblukanFounder/CEO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Choudhary@techie_ShubhamFounder/CTO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Vardhan KapoorFounder/CEO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Roger CawdetteFounder/CEO · Village LabsS24B2B · New York
- Turja Chowdhury@tchowd_Founder/CTO · Village LabsS24B2B · New York
- Anshul MishraFounder · CompUpS22B2B · Bengaluru
- Anurag Dixit@be_like_anuragFounder · CompUpS22B2B · Bengaluru
- Ramesh KonathamFounder · CompUpS22B2B · Bengaluru
- Hannah Olson@hanrosolsFounder · DiscloS22B2B · Austin
- Kai KeaneFounder · DiscloS22B2B · Austin
- Jeong-Suh ChoiFounder · BobidiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Chris HsuFounder · UnsaddlW22B2B · New York
- Steve TroyFounder · UnsaddlW22B2B · New York
- Smiti Bhatt DeorahFounder · Advantage ClubS21B2B · Gurugram
- Sourabh DeorahFounder · Advantage ClubS21B2B · Gurugram
- Benjamin CrocFounder · BrioHRW21B2B · Kuala Lumpur
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Jerry YaoSaffronFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kazuma ChojiSaffronFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Robert ChondroSaffronFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/roblukanShubham ChoudharyFirstWorkFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/techie_ShubhamVardhan KapoorFirstWorkFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Roger CawdetteVillage Labs2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2—Turja ChowdhuryVillage LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/tchowd_Anshul MishraCompUpFounderSummer 2022B2BBengaluru, India35—Anurag DixitCompUpFounderSummer 2022B2BBengaluru, India35https://x.com/be_like_anuragRamesh KonathamCompUpFounderSummer 2022B2BBengaluru, India35—Hannah OlsonDiscloFounderSummer 2022B2BAustin, United States10https://x.com/hanrosolsKai KeaneDiscloFounderSummer 2022B2BAustin, United States10—Jeong-Suh ChoiBobidiFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Chris HsuUnsaddlFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States10—Steve TroyUnsaddlFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States10—Smiti Bhatt DeorahAdvantage ClubFounderSummer 2021B2BGurugram, India220—Sourabh DeorahAdvantage ClubFounderSummer 2021B2BGurugram, India220—Benjamin CrocBrioHRFounderWinter 2021B2BKuala Lumpur, Malaysia35—
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Robert Chondro
Founder/CEO·Saffron
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO Studied math & computer science @ MIT Building AI-native technical assessments to vet/hire SWEs
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SaffronHelping your company find 10x engineers.
