Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders7
Known for these resultsRole14%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 14% 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.Bio57%Bio coverage: 57% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Manas Kumar VermaFounder · AlgoUniversityS21Education · Hyderabad
- Swapnil Daga@iamstgFounder · AlgoUniversityS21Education · Hyderabad
- Bharat GuptaFounder · FunctionUp (FanPlay)W21Education · Bengaluru
- Pritesh KumarFounder · FunctionUp (FanPlay)W21Education · Bengaluru
- SarangFounder · Skill-lyncW19Education · Chennai
- Surya PaneerselvamFounder · Skill-lyncW19Education · Chennai
- Edouard Harris@neutronsNeuronsFounder/CEO · SharpestMindsW18B2B · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Manas Kumar VermaAlgoUniversityFounderSummer 2021EducationHyderabad, India40—Swapnil DagaAlgoUniversityFounderSummer 2021EducationHyderabad, India40https://x.com/iamstgBharat GuptaFunctionUp (FanPlay)FounderWinter 2021EducationBengaluru, India20—Pritesh KumarFunctionUp (FanPlay)FounderWinter 2021EducationBengaluru, India20—SarangSkill-lyncFounderWinter 2019EducationChennai, India3000—Surya PaneerselvamSkill-lyncFounderWinter 2019EducationChennai, India3000—Edouard HarrisSharpestMindsFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BToronto, Canada4https://x.com/neutronsNeurons
Showing 1–7 of 7 founders
Pritesh Kumar
Founder·FunctionUp (FanPlay)
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size20
BatchWinter 2021
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Building Open Source Voice AI Agent Platform - Dograh AI
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FunctionUp (FanPlay)A skill-tech platform that runs placement bootcamps
Co-foundersBharat Gupta
