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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aryan Gulati@aryangulsFounder/CEO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Naren Chittem@NarenChittemFounder/COO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Haokun QinFounder/CPO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Rahul GudiseFounder/CEO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Rishabh Sambare@rishabh_sambareFounder/CTO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Ian EdwardsFounder/CTO · ParleyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Jackson PerryFounder · ParleyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Philip SmartFounder/CEO · ParleyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Franzi Löw@FranLoewFounder · LocalyzeS19B2B · Hamburg
- Hanna Marie AsmussenFounder · LocalyzeS19B2B · Hamburg
- Lisa DahlkeFounder · LocalyzeS19B2B · Hamburg
- Prateek Swain@prateekswain22Founder · SwadeshS19Fintech · New York
- Tyler BurnamFounder · SwadeshS19Fintech · New York
- James RichardsFounder/CEO · TeleborderS13B2B · San Francisco
- Michael SmithFounder · TeleborderS13B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aryan GulatiMayflowerFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryangulsNaren ChittemMayflowerFounder/COOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NarenChittemHaokun QinGaleFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3—Rahul GudiseGaleFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3—Rishabh SambareGaleFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3https://x.com/rishabh_sambareIan EdwardsParleyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jackson PerryParleyFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Philip SmartParleyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Franzi LöwLocalyzeFounderSummer 2019B2BHamburg, Germany105https://x.com/FranLoewHanna Marie AsmussenLocalyzeFounderSummer 2019B2BHamburg, Germany105—Lisa DahlkeLocalyzeFounderSummer 2019B2BHamburg, Germany105—Prateek SwainSwadeshFounderSummer 2019FintechNew York, United States10https://x.com/prateekswain22Tyler BurnamSwadeshFounderSummer 2019FintechNew York, United States10—James RichardsTeleborderFounder/CEOSummer 2013B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Michael SmithTeleborderFounderSummer 2013B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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Prateek Swain
Founder·Swadesh
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchSummer 2019
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building the US Bank for the Indian diaspora at Swadesh. Previously worked at Microsoft, Reactive Robotics, and Westbridge Capital. Started HackIndia (India's largest hackathon) and MakeVenturesPrinceton (Princeton's first student run incubator). Princeton University Computer Science '19.
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
Swadesh
We setup Immigrants with a free US Bank Account, Credit Card, SIM…
Co-foundersTyler Burnam
