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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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eleazar .
Founder/Head of Software·Reduced Energy Microsystems
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/Head of Software
Team size2
BatchSummer 2015
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
builder. ai (coil w23). ai chips (rem s15).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- S15Reduced Energy MicrosystemsInactive · this entry
- W23coil inc.Active
COMPANY CONTEXT
RReduced Energy Microsystems
InactiveBuilding the lowest-power silicon for embedded deep learning and…
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteremicro.com
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2015
Also founded · 1 more YC company
coil inc.ActiveWinter 2023ai
ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1Open this entry
