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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio60%Bio coverage: 60% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jules Drean@julesdreanFounder · TinfoilX25B2B · San Francisco
- Sacha Servan-Schreiber@sachaservanFounder · TinfoilX25B2B · San Francisco
- Tanya VermaFounder/CEO · TinfoilX25B2B · San Francisco
- Emily Choi-Greene@escgreeneFounder/CEO · Clearly AIS24B2B · Seattle
- Joe Choi-Greene@JoeChoiGreeneFounder/CTO · Clearly AIS24B2B · Seattle
- Rajaram SrinivasanFounder/CEO · UnboundS24B2B · San Francisco
- Vignesh SubbiahFounder/CTO · UnboundS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ali Shobeiri@Ali_ShobeiriFounder · VizlyS23B2B · San Francisco
- Sami SahnouneFounder · VizlyS23B2B · San Francisco
- Neil MovvaFounder · BlyssW23B2B · San Francisco
- Samir MenonFounder · BlyssW23B2B · San Francisco
- Christian LauFounder · Dynamo AIW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vaikkunth MugunthanFounder · Dynamo AIW22B2B · San Francisco
- Chen AtlasFounder · OpteryW22B2B · San Francisco
- Lawrence Gentilello@gentilelloFounder · OpteryW22B2B · San Francisco
- Ben ColmanFounder/CEO · Reality DefenderW22B2B · New York
- Liza Charalambous@lzcharalambousFounder · Malloc IncS21B2B · Nicosia
- Maria Terzi@mariankh_Founder · Malloc IncS21B2B · Nicosia
- Ivan Tsarynny@Ivan_tsarynnyFounder · Feroot SecurityW21B2B · Toronto
- Vitaliy LimFounder · Feroot SecurityW21B2B · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jules DreanTinfoilFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/julesdreanSacha Servan-SchreiberTinfoilFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sachaservanTanya VermaTinfoilFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Emily Choi-GreeneClearly AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSeattle, United States17https://x.com/escgreeneJoe Choi-GreeneClearly AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSeattle, United States17https://x.com/JoeChoiGreeneRajaram SrinivasanUnboundFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Vignesh SubbiahUnboundFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ali ShobeiriVizlyFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Ali_ShobeiriSami SahnouneVizlyFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Neil MovvaBlyssFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samir MenonBlyssFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Christian LauDynamo AIFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States40—Vaikkunth MugunthanDynamo AIFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States40—Chen AtlasOptery2× YCFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States55—Lawrence GentilelloOptery2× YCFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States55https://x.com/gentilelloBen ColmanReality DefenderFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States54—Liza CharalambousMalloc IncFounderSummer 2021B2BNicosia, Cyprus10https://x.com/lzcharalambousMaria TerziMalloc IncFounderSummer 2021B2BNicosia, Cyprus10https://x.com/mariankh_Ivan TsarynnyFeroot SecurityFounderWinter 2021B2BToronto, Canada24https://x.com/Ivan_tsarynnyVitaliy LimFeroot SecurityFounderWinter 2021B2BToronto, Canada24—
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Sami Sahnoune
Founder·Vizly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Before Vizly, Sami built mission-critical data systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, architected widely-used data visualization libraries at Splunk, and worked at Plotly, a leading data visualization company with over 500 million open-source downloads. His work has consistently pushed the boundaries of data visualization and analysis, benefiting thousands of users worldwide.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VizlyData to insights in seconds
Co-foundersAli Shobeiri@Ali_Shobeiri
