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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio65%Bio coverage: 65% 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-company8%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 8% 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.
- Gordy Sun@grdysunFounder/CEO · LakoniaF25Government · San Francisco
- Chris WeaverFounder · OnyxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Yuhong SunFounder · OnyxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alistair Pullen@AlistairPullenFounder · CosineW23B2B · London
- Yang Li@yangli_Founder · CosineW23B2B · London
- Etienne Bernard@etiennebcpFounder · NuMindS22B2B · Boston
- Samuel Bernard@TaXulesFounder · NuMindS22B2B · Boston
- Luigi La Corte@_luigilacorteFounder · ProvisionS22B2B · Toronto
- Johnny WolffFounder · HomeRoomW22Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Thomas Hornbeck@thomashornbeckFounder · HomeRoomW22Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Erik ZieglerFounder · voizeW22B2B · Berlin
- Fabio SchmidbergerFounder · voizeW22B2B · Berlin
- Marcel SchmidbergerFounder · voizeW22B2B · Berlin
- Felipe RodríguezFounder · CeroS21B2B · Santiago
- Jorge Pérez@perezFounder · CeroS21B2B · Santiago
- Mauricio Quezada@waxkunFounder · CeroS21B2B · Santiago
- Wilson MitchellFounder · Compose.aiW21B2B · Carlsbad
- Samuel OluwalanaFounder · HyperGlueW21B2B · San Francisco
- Stanley Fich@sfich_Founder · HyperGlueW21B2B · San Francisco
- Amar AgasaveeranFounder · FlowbotS19B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gordy SunLakoniaFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grdysunChris WeaverOnyxFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Yuhong SunOnyxFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Alistair PullenCosineFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom12https://x.com/AlistairPullenYang LiCosineFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom12https://x.com/yangli_Etienne BernardNuMindFounderSummer 2022B2BBoston, United States6https://x.com/etiennebcpSamuel BernardNuMindFounderSummer 2022B2BBoston, United States6https://x.com/TaXulesLuigi La CorteProvisionFounderSummer 2022B2BToronto, Canada15https://x.com/_luigilacorteJohnny WolffHomeRoomFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States25—Thomas HornbeckHomeRoomFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States25https://x.com/thomashornbeckErik ZieglervoizeFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany140—Fabio SchmidbergervoizeFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany140—Marcel SchmidbergervoizeFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany140—Felipe RodríguezCeroFounderSummer 2021B2BSantiago, Chile10—Jorge PérezCeroFounderSummer 2021B2BSantiago, Chile10https://x.com/perezMauricio QuezadaCeroFounderSummer 2021B2BSantiago, Chile10https://x.com/waxkunWilson MitchellCompose.aiFounderWinter 2021B2BCarlsbad, United States7—Samuel OluwalanaHyperGlueFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Stanley FichHyperGlueFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sfich_Amar AgasaveeranFlowbotFounderSummer 2019B2BNew York, United States2—
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Yang Li
Founder·Cosine
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size12
BatchWinter 2023
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
1 IPO, 2 Acquisitions, 3 Unicorns. Ex VP of Europe for Digital Currency Group's consumer arm, Luno. Launched Ziglu (acquired by Robinhood) and scaled to 100,000 customers in the first year. Previously Commercial Director for Mobike (acquired by Meituan) growing it to 220M MAUs until the $55B IPO. Yang is one of the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 cohort.
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.
CredentialsForbes 30U30
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
Cosine
Fully Agentic SWE
Co-foundersAlistair Pullen@AlistairPullen
