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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Milo SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Owen SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Amber Atherton@amberathertonFounder · ZyperW18B2B · San Francisco
- Cezar GrigoreFounder · IndexW16B2B · San Francisco
- Denis AnscombFounder/CEO · IndexW16B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron KingFounder/CEO · SnapdocsW14Real Estate and Construction · Portland
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Milo SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Owen SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Amber AthertonZyperFounderWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/amberathertonCezar GrigoreIndexFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Denis AnscombIndexFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Aaron KingSnapdocsFounder/CEOWinter 2014Real Estate and ConstructionPortland, United States285—
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Amber Atherton
Founder·Zyper
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size35
BatchWinter 2018
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Former founder turned consumer investor. Raised a seed round from Forerunner Ventures to build my community software, start-up Zyper which was acquired by Discord. Wrote a book ‘The Rise of Virtual Communities’. communitiesbook.com joined the early stage VC fund Patron to lead seed rounds in consumer and gaming startups.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
ZyperRecreating social networks for brands.
