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Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Puru@varunpuruFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary Yu@thezacharyyuFounder/CEO · BelvedirS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Liu@drxcliuFounder/CTO · DeepReach Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan Brar@deepmatmulFounder/CEO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas Boser@thomasboserFounder/CTO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Noya@gabrielnoya7Founder/CEO · LyonS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmet DemirbasFounder/CTO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ashank Shah@ashankshah_xFounder/CEO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sean Cole@vytalowFounder/CEO · ParasmaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anya Trofimova@anya_trofimova7Founder/COO · PRINCEPSS26Fintech · London
- Conrad Frøyland MoeFounder/CEO · PRINCEPSS26Fintech · London
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaVarun PuruAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunpuruZachary YuBelvedirFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/thezacharyyuNitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuJeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Chris LiuDeepReach Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/drxcliuAlexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchKaran BrarhiloopFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/deepmatmulThomas BoserhiloopFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thomasboserGabriel NoyaLyonFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gabrielnoya7Ahmet DemirbasMentlioFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Ashank ShahMentlioFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ashankshah_xSean ColeParasmaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/vytalowAnya TrofimovaPRINCEPSFounder/COOSummer 2026FintechLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/anya_trofimova7Conrad Frøyland MoePRINCEPSFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechLondon, United Kingdom3—Dan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Joshua Dillon
Founder·rekursiv.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex-Google, Ex-Deepmind, Ex-LumaAI staff research scientist for a combined total of 14 years. Led foundational model pre-training at Luma AI. Creator of TensorFlow Probability (1M+ downloads / month), built Veo's first prototype, contributor to Gemini and VideoPoet (ICML 2024 Best Paper). 11,600+ citations. Now co-founder of rekursiv.ai, automating the science of ML research.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
rekursiv.aiScale AI scientists whose own breakthroughs accelerate the next.
Co-foundersDan Kondratyuk@hyperparticle
