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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio77%Bio coverage: 77% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School10%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 10% of these rows have at least one match.
- James Heaney@jvheaneyFounder/CTO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Lotanna Ezeike@lottsnomadFounder/CEO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Josh WymerFounder/CTO · CentralS24B2B · San Francisco
- Nilay Modi@nilaymodFounder · CentralS24B2B · San Francisco
- Pranav KashyapFounder/COO · CentralS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alexandre PerninFounder/CTO · malibouW24B2B · Paris
- Maxence DrummondFounder/CEO · malibouW24B2B · Paris
- Akeed Azmi@akeed23Founder · CercliS23B2B · Dubai
- David Reche@twopacFounder · CercliS23B2B · Dubai
- Anna Berger@annajberger3Founder · TraydS23B2B · New York
- Cara KesslerFounder · TraydS23B2B · New York
- Brek GoinFounder · HammrW23B2B · San Francisco
- Sanket Firodiya@sanketfirodiyaFounder · HammrW23B2B · San Francisco
- Ayush Sharma@ayushswritesFounder · WarpW23B2B · New York
- Akhil Reddy@akhilred_Founder/CEO · TheraS22B2B · New York
- Asher Adeniyi@agtsihFounder · Eazipay Inc.W22Fintech · Lagos
- Antoine Nguyen Hong DucFounder · Buró de IngresosS21B2B · Mexico City
- José Carlos AguilarFounder · Buró de IngresosS21B2B · Mexico City
- Charlie Thomas@AttwoodCharlieFounder · OnfolkS21B2B · London
- Naz Malik@nazwhaleFounder · OnfolkS21B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James HeaneyGradeFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jvheaneyLotanna EzeikeGradeFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lottsnomadJosh WymerCentralFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Nilay ModiCentral2× YCFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/nilaymodPranav KashyapCentralFounder/COOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Alexandre PerninmalibouFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BParis, France2—Maxence DrummondmalibouFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BParis, France2—Akeed AzmiCercliFounderSummer 2023B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates28https://x.com/akeed23David RecheCercliFounderSummer 2023B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates28https://x.com/twopacAnna BergerTraydFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States34https://x.com/annajberger3Cara KesslerTraydFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States34—Brek GoinHammrFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Sanket FirodiyaHammrFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/sanketfirodiyaAyush SharmaWarpFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States80https://x.com/ayushswritesAkhil ReddyTheraFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/akhilred_Asher AdeniyiEazipay Inc.FounderWinter 2022FintechLagos, Nigeria27https://x.com/agtsihAntoine Nguyen Hong DucBuró de Ingresos2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BMexico City, Mexico17—José Carlos AguilarBuró de IngresosFounderSummer 2021B2BMexico City, Mexico17—Charlie ThomasOnfolkFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/AttwoodCharlieNaz MalikOnfolkFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/nazwhale
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Alexandre Pernin
Founder/CTO·malibou
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2024
LocationParis, France
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO @malibou 🌴. Spent my college days studying Maths and Computer Sc. at CentraleSupelec, followed by a second master at the Paris School of Economics. After school, I co-founded a first YC startup in the data space, then joined Theodo (Thoughtworks equiv.) to build various B2B tech products. Now I'm back at YC for round #2, this time as CTO in the HR & Payroll space.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
malibouthe first all-in-one payroll and HR software for French SMBs
Co-foundersMaxence Drummond
