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Known for these resultsRole24%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 24% 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.Bio97%Bio coverage: 97% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% 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.
- Carmel Limcaoco@carmelkitaFounder/CEO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Rhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_Founder/CTO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
- David SchlesingerFounder · VeritusS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Joseph Stein@josephsteinFounder · VeritusS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Joshua March@joshuamarchFounder/CEO · VeritusS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Gabriel Vincent Kho@gakhoFounder/CTO · FinosuS24Fintech · New York
- Mark RicciardiFounder/CEO · FinosuS24Fintech · New York
- Victor LagunaFounder/CTO · PathPilotS24B2B · San Francisco
- Aryan Agarwal@AryanAg15Founder · YenmoW24Fintech · Bengaluru
- Ashutosh Purohit@ashutoshpuro97Founder · YenmoW24Fintech · Bengaluru
- Emmanuel Rex Rodriguez@rex_rodrFounder · Express BuildingS22Real Estate and Construction · Singapore
- Joseph TanFounder · Express BuildingS22Real Estate and Construction · Singapore
- Debashish BhadraFounder · amilozW22Fintech · Mexico City
- Gianfranco GentilleFounder · amilozW22Fintech · Mexico City
- Nadia AmaliaFounder · FinteliteW22Fintech · Singapore
- Nadia FadhilaFounder · FinteliteW22Fintech · Singapore
- Renan PupinFounder · Pantore PayW22Fintech · São Paulo
- Yonathan FaberFounder · Pantore PayW22Fintech · São Paulo
- Luis Villarreal@luisvcastillaFounder · BaubapS21Fintech · Mexico City
- Roberto SalcedoFounder · BaubapS21Fintech · Mexico City
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Carmel LimcaocoKitaFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/carmelkitaRhea MalhotraKitaFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_rheamalhotra_David SchlesingerVeritusFounderSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States10—Joseph SteinVeritusFounderSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/josephsteinJoshua MarchVeritusFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/joshuamarchGabriel Vincent KhoFinosuFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States7https://x.com/gakhoMark RicciardiFinosuFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States7—Victor LagunaPathPilotFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aryan AgarwalYenmoFounderWinter 2024FintechBengaluru, India5https://x.com/AryanAg15Ashutosh PurohitYenmoFounderWinter 2024FintechBengaluru, India5https://x.com/ashutoshpuro97Emmanuel Rex RodriguezExpress BuildingFounderSummer 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSingapore, Singapore14https://x.com/rex_rodrJoseph TanExpress BuildingFounderSummer 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSingapore, Singapore14—Debashish BhadraamilozFounderWinter 2022FintechMexico City, Mexico20—Gianfranco GentilleamilozFounderWinter 2022FintechMexico City, Mexico20—Nadia AmaliaFinteliteFounderWinter 2022FintechSingapore, Singapore20—Nadia FadhilaFinteliteFounderWinter 2022FintechSingapore, Singapore20—Renan PupinPantore PayFounderWinter 2022FintechSão Paulo, Brazil25—Yonathan FaberPantore PayFounderWinter 2022FintechSão Paulo, Brazil25—Luis VillarrealBaubapFounderSummer 2021FintechMexico City, Mexico150https://x.com/luisvcastillaRoberto SalcedoBaubapFounderSummer 2021FintechMexico City, Mexico150—
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Carmel Limcaoco
Founder/CEO·Kita
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Carmel is the co-founder and CEO of Kita. She is from Manila and studied Symbolic Systems & Music at Stanford. Prior to Kita, she was completing her Master’s in Computer Science. She spent three summers in audio and music product at Apple, where she was one of few interns to ever ship a feature in iOS. She was awarded by the United Nations at 16, launched the first Product Fellowship in the Philippines, and co-founded DAHA in 2022, where she took Stanford’s first marketplace from 0 to 1.
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
KitaAutomate credit assessment for lenders in emerging markets
Co-foundersRhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_
