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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Damian ChngFounder · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Daniel Kathein@danielkatheinFounder/CTO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Philip Ho@dopadealerFounder/CEO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Gauri Agarwal@gauriagarwal99Founder/CTO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Mehul Agarwal@meh_agarwalFounder/CEO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kevin Schaich@kevin_schaichFounder/CEO · DarkgradeF24B2B · Denver
- Konstantin PaulusFounder/CEO · Diffusion StudioF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Shaun Modi@shaunmodiFounder/CEO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- thomas hallaranFounder/CTO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- Nicholas Kao@nicholaskkaoFounder/CEO · Comfy DeployS24B2B · San Francisco
- Casey TrainaFounder/CTO · OverlapS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Jonathan Baer@jbaerofficialFounder/CEO · OverlapS24Consumer · San Francisco
- David Hu@notdavidhuFounder · Magic HourW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Runbo Li@runboliFounder/CEO · Magic HourW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Derek Feehrer@DerekFeehrerFounder · KiteS23B2B · San Francisco
- Todd Ashley@toddashleykFounder · KiteS23B2B · San Francisco
- eleazar .Founder · coil inc.W23Consumer · San Francisco
- Fengjiao PengFounder · ShortbreadW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Yiping LyuFounder · ShortbreadW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Charles Forman@charlesformanFounder · StoryboarderW23Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Damian ChngAbsurdFounderFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6—Daniel KatheinAbsurdFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/danielkatheinPhilip HoAbsurdFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/dopadealerGauri AgarwalKoyalFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gauriagarwal99Mehul AgarwalKoyalFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/meh_agarwalKevin SchaichDarkgradeFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BDenver, United States1https://x.com/kevin_schaichKonstantin PaulusDiffusion StudioFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Shaun ModiCapitol AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11https://x.com/shaunmodithomas hallaranCapitol AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11—Nicholas KaoComfy DeployFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nicholaskkaoCasey TrainaOverlapFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6—Jonathan BaerOverlapFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/jbaerofficialDavid HuMagic HourFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/notdavidhuRunbo LiMagic HourFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/runboliDerek FeehrerKiteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/DerekFeehrerTodd AshleyKiteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/toddashleykeleazar .coil inc.2× YCFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1—Fengjiao PengShortbreadFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Yiping LyuShortbreadFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Charles FormanStoryboarder2× YCFounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/charlesforman
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Gauri Agarwal
Founder/CTO·Koyal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO, Koyal AI, Audio to Video GenAI MIT Media Lab '25 | Meta Instagram Video | CMU SCS '20
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
Koyal
Agentic AI Filmmaking Platform
Co-foundersMehul Agarwal@meh_agarwal
