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Known for these resultsRole17%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 17% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School23%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 23% of these rows have at least one match.
- Benjamin Nguyen@bennewgenFounder/CEO · ArcherX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Vivek Yanamadula@VivekYanamadulaFounder/CTO · ArcherX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Alvin Salehi@alvinsalehi_Founder/CEO · GoldbridgeF25Real Estate and Construction
- Greg RamiFounder · GoldbridgeF25Real Estate and Construction
- Joel Tomas PimentelFounder/CTO · SelfinF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Paula GutierrezFounder/CEO · SelfinF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Khalid AshmawyFounder/CEO · MunifyS25Fintech · Orlando
- Courtne Marland@courtnemarlandFounder/CEO · IRBCX25Fintech · New York
- Henry Kwon@henrykwon05Founder/CTO · IRBCX25Fintech · New York
- Hugo MarklandFounder · KarooW25Fintech · Toronto
- Jeanot DawsonFounder/CEO · KarooW25Fintech · Toronto
- Oliver LambsonFounder/CTO · KarooW25Fintech · Toronto
- Toby HirschFounder/CEO · LucibleS24B2B · New York
- Philip AbelFounder/CTO · ClevaW24Fintech · Lagos
- Tolu Alabi@tolu_tols1Founder/CEO · ClevaW24Fintech · Lagos
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Abraham Kuri Vargas@kurennFounder · CobaS23Fintech · Monterrey
- Carlos Alberto Medellin GonzalezFounder · CobaS23Fintech · Monterrey
- Eduardo Lopez De Leon@edolopezFounder · CobaS23Fintech · Monterrey
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Benjamin NguyenArcherFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bennewgenVivek YanamadulaArcherFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/VivekYanamadulaAlvin SalehiGoldbridgeFounder/CEOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown3https://x.com/alvinsalehi_Greg RamiGoldbridgeFounderFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown3—Joel Tomas PimentelSelfinFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Paula GutierrezSelfinFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Khalid AshmawyMunifyFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechOrlando, United States4—Courtne MarlandIRBCFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/courtnemarlandHenry KwonIRBCFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/henrykwon05Hugo MarklandKarooFounderWinter 2025FintechToronto, Canada3—Jeanot DawsonKarooFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechToronto, Canada3—Oliver LambsonKarooFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechToronto, Canada3—Toby HirschLucibleFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2—Philip AbelClevaFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechLagos, Nigeria30—Tolu AlabiClevaFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechLagos, Nigeria30https://x.com/tolu_tols1Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Abraham Kuri VargasCobaFounderSummer 2023FintechMonterrey, Mexico9https://x.com/kurennCarlos Alberto Medellin GonzalezCobaFounderSummer 2023FintechMonterrey, Mexico9—Eduardo Lopez De LeonCobaFounderSummer 2023FintechMonterrey, Mexico9https://x.com/edolopez
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Tolu Alabi
Founder/CEO·Cleva
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size30
BatchWinter 2024
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Tolu brings relevant experience from her time as a Lead Product Manager building Issuing and Banking products at Stripe. Prior to Stripe, she was a Senior PM at Amazon working on multiple products from Logistics to Augmented Reality. In addition, she has an MBA from Stanford GSB and a B.A in Computer Science and Mathematics from Grinnell College. Outside of work, she loves to play multiple sports (for now tennis and basketball). She's also a huge Lebron fan.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ClevaUSD banking platform for Africa
Co-foundersPhilip Abel
