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Known for these resultsRole74%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 74% 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.Bio95%Bio coverage: 95% 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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Kenneth Rhee@kenneth_rheeFounder/CTO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Andrey GizdovFounder/CEO · OpenVectorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Vishal Urlam@vishalurlamFounder · OpenVectorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Caleb HoranFounder/CEO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Janak (Crasun) PanthiFounder/CTO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Justin SoFounder/CEO · SidekickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Adith SundramFounder/CTO · TensrS26Industrials · San Francisco
- C.K. Wolfe@ckwolfeofficialFounder · TensrS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Eric Berndt@ekberndtFounder/CEO · TensrS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Marcus Lima@MarcusLimaGNFounder/CEO · TorusS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rahul ThayilFounder/CTO · TorusS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Perbhat Kumar@perbhatkFounder/CEO · AnchorheadW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Giuseppe Rapisarda@peps_rpFounder/CEO · AxialF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Bruno FincoFounder/CTO · MOVEdotF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardMeera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoDennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Kenneth RheeNeuron IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/kenneth_rheeAndrey GizdovOpenVectorFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Vishal UrlamOpenVectorFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/vishalurlamCaleb HoranSalem Robotics IncFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Janak (Crasun) PanthiSalem Robotics IncFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Justin SoSidekickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Adith SundramTensrFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—C.K. WolfeTensrFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ckwolfeofficialEric BerndtTensrFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ekberndtMarcus LimaTorus2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/MarcusLimaGNRahul ThayilTorusFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Perbhat KumarAnchorheadFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/perbhatkGiuseppe RapisardaAxialFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/peps_rpRobert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Bruno FincoMOVEdotFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10—
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Kenneth Rhee
Founder/CTO·Neuron Industries
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO and Co-Founder at Neuron Industries. Previously founded WorkIPO, bootstrapping it as a solo founder, building mission-critical enterprise software systems. Seller-marketplace systems at GOAT.com transacting hundreds millions of dollars, engineering at Amazon on Elastic Block Store (trillions I/O ops daily), Silk Browser for FireTV at Amazon, Dassault Systemes' Medidata on regulated clinical services. Computer Science at UC Irvine.
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
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Neuron IndustriesIndustrial Controllers built for AI
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteneuronindustries.com
Team size2
X—
LocationLos Angeles, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersDennis Ren
