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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio39%Bio coverage: 39% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School9%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 9% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- Anis Mihrshahi@anismihrshahiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Leon MojarrabiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dev JainFounder/CTO · CorsairW25B2B · New York
- Neha Mittal@neha01mittalFounder/CEO · JustAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Anton Osika@antonosikaFounder · DepictS20B2B · Stockholm
- Lonis Hamaili@_Lonis_Founder · DepictS20B2B · Stockholm
- Oliver EdholmFounder/CEO · DepictS20B2B · Stockholm
- John ChengFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Michael BirkFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Josh DorwardFounder/CEO · IndivioS17B2B · San Francisco
- Kenji HashimotoFounder/CTO · IndivioS17B2B · San Francisco
- Omer NevoFounder/CEO · NeoWizeS16B2B · Tel Aviv
- Ronen NessFounder · NeoWizeS16B2B · Tel Aviv
- Yoav CafriFounder/CMO · NeoWizeS16B2B · Tel Aviv
- Hien KaplanFounder/Chief Scientist · Function of BeautyW16Consumer · New York
- Joshua MaciejewskiFounder/COO · Function of BeautyW16Consumer · New York
- Zahir DossaFounder/CEO · Function of BeautyW16Consumer · New York
- Deepak BoggavarapuFounder/CEO · Seva CoffeeS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Indraneel MukherjeeFounder · LiftigniterW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydAnis MihrshahiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anismihrshahiLeon MojarrabiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Dev JainCorsairFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Neha MittalJustAIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/neha01mittalAnton OsikaDepictFounderSummer 2020B2BStockholm, Sweden32https://x.com/antonosikaLonis HamailiDepictFounderSummer 2020B2BStockholm, Sweden32https://x.com/_Lonis_Oliver EdholmDepictFounder/CEOSummer 2020B2BStockholm, Sweden32—John ChengPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Michael BirkPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Josh DorwardIndivioFounder/CEOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Kenji HashimotoIndivioFounder/CTOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Omer NevoNeoWizeFounder/CEOSummer 2016B2BTel Aviv, Israel3—Ronen NessNeoWizeFounderSummer 2016B2BTel Aviv, Israel3—Yoav CafriNeoWizeFounder/CMOSummer 2016B2BTel Aviv, Israel3—Hien KaplanFunction of BeautyFounder/Chief ScientistWinter 2016ConsumerNew York, United States300—Joshua MaciejewskiFunction of BeautyFounder/COOWinter 2016ConsumerNew York, United States300—Zahir DossaFunction of BeautyFounder/CEOWinter 2016ConsumerNew York, United States300—Deepak BoggavarapuSeva CoffeeFounder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Indraneel MukherjeeLiftigniterFounderWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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John Cheng
Founder·PlayAbly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2019
LocationRemote
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
John Cheng is the Founder and CEO of PlayAbly, a gamification platform transforming how brands engage and build loyalty with their customers. With a strong foundation in gaming, John co-founded Playnomics, an AI-driven platform designed to predict player behavior. Following its acquisition by Unity Technologies, John joined Unity's executive team to lead Unity Analytics, providing data and machine learning solutions to over 20,000 game developers and reaching more than a billion players
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
PlayAblyWe build games to help brands engage, convert, and retain customers
Co-foundersMichael Birk
