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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio57%Bio coverage: 57% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Brandon Severin@BrandonSeverinFounder/CEO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Joel Pendleton@joelpendletonFounder/CTO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Hans MeloFounder · Menten AIW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tamas Gorbe@tamas_gorbeFounder · Menten AIW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mohammadreza RezaeeFounder · AuroraQW19Industrials · Waterloo
- Raina OlsenFounder · AuroraQW19Industrials · Waterloo
- Chad Rigetti@ChadRigettiFounder/CEO · Rigetti ComputingS14Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brandon SeverinConductor QuantumFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BrandonSeverinJoel PendletonConductor QuantumFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/joelpendletonHans MeloMenten AIFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Tamas GorbeMenten AIFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tamas_gorbeMohammadreza RezaeeAuroraQFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada1—Raina OlsenAuroraQFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada1—Chad RigettiRigetti Computing2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ChadRigetti
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Mohammadreza Rezaee
Founder·AuroraQ
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size1
BatchWinter 2019
LocationWaterloo, Canada
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AuroraQBuilding the first practical, integrated quantum computer.
Co-foundersRaina Olsen
