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Known for these resultsRole52%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 52% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company32%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 32% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jason GuoFounder · ErinysS26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew PallanFounder/CTO · ErinysS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sasha ZyuzinFounder/CEO · ErinysS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael MarcotteFounder/CEO · Perceptron MLS26B2B · San Francisco
- Peyton MarcotteFounder/CTO · Perceptron MLS26B2B · San Francisco
- Harshit Garg@HarshitGarg03Founder/CEO · LexiF25B2B · San Francisco
- Kiran Mohan@bmnarikFounder/CTO · LexiF25B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander StroeFounder/CEO · Patent WatchF25B2B · San Francisco
- Andreas StroeFounder/CTO · Patent WatchF25B2B · San Francisco
- Chris FarestveitFounder/CEO · RelawF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Casey O'GradyFounder/CEO · BlueshoeX25B2B · Boston
- Kai Yee Wan@kaiyeewanFounder/CTO · BlueshoeX25B2B · Boston
- David StrömbäckFounder/CTO · CrimsonX25B2B · London
- Mark FeldnerFounder/CEO · CrimsonX25B2B · London
- Ethan HiltonFounder/CEO · Caseflood.aiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Tolen SchreidFounder/CTO · Caseflood.aiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Haokun QinFounder/CPO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Rahul GudiseFounder/CEO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Rishabh Sambare@rishabh_sambareFounder/CTO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Grayson PikeFounder · OpenIntakeW25B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jason GuoErinysFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Matthew PallanErinysFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sasha ZyuzinErinysFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Michael MarcottePerceptron MLFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Peyton MarcottePerceptron MLFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Harshit GargLexiFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/HarshitGarg03Kiran MohanLexiFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/bmnarikAlexander StroePatent WatchFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Andreas StroePatent WatchFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Chris FarestveitRelawFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Casey O'GradyBlueshoeFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BBoston, United States2—Kai Yee WanBlueshoeFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/kaiyeewanDavid StrömbäckCrimsonFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Mark FeldnerCrimsonFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Ethan HiltonCaseflood.aiFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tolen SchreidCaseflood.aiFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Haokun QinGaleFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3—Rahul GudiseGaleFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3—Rishabh SambareGaleFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3https://x.com/rishabh_sambareGrayson PikeOpenIntakeFounderWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—
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Matthew Pallan
Founder/CTO·Erinys
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Erinys (YC S26). Before Erinys, Matthew led greenfield development at multiple organizations, directing engineering across several product groups. He's a deep technical builder across domains, having engineered sub-290ns trading systems for HFT firms and worked in cybersecurity spanning exploitation and security systems. He scored a perfect 180 on the LSAT and studied Computer Science and Real Estate at the University of Maryland.
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
ErinysBuilding the first network of AI-native law firms
