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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Elena Zhao@ElenaxZhaoFounder/CTO · LitmusS26B2B · New York
- Shaivi Rau@ShaiviRauFounder/CEO · LitmusS26B2B · New York
- Mike Levin@mike_dripFounder/CEO · DreachX26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel Ajayi@therealdajayiFounder/CTO · SorceF25B2B · San Francisco
- David Alade@davidaladeeFounder/COO · SorceF25B2B · San Francisco
- Oluwapelumi Dada@marvy_101Founder/CEO · SorceF25B2B · San Francisco
- Rithvik Chuppala@vikchuppalaFounder · CLODOS25B2B · San Francisco
- Sid Rajaram@sixtensorFounder · CLODOS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya SoodFounder/CTO · ContrarioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Arya Marwaha@arya_marwahaFounder/CEO · ContrarioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Gaurav Luhariwala@SnorlaxxexFounder/CEO · Elip AIW25B2B · San Francisco
- Kayla LeeFounder/COO · OutshipW25B2B · San Francisco
- Saner Cakir@sanerc110Founder/CEO · OutshipW25B2B · San Francisco
- Abhinav SwaminathanFounder/CEO · MatchaF24Healthcare · New York
- Thomas BlakeFounder/CTO · MatchaF24Healthcare · New York
- Aaron WangFounder/CEO · AlexW24B2B · San Francisco
- John RytelFounder/CTO · AlexW24B2B · San Francisco
- Oliver ZouFounder/CEO · Deep24W24Education · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Elena ZhaoLitmusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/ElenaxZhaoShaivi RauLitmusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/ShaiviRauMike LevinDreachFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mike_dripDaniel AjayiSorceFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/therealdajayiDavid AladeSorceFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/davidaladeeOluwapelumi DadaSorceFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/marvy_101Rithvik ChuppalaCLODOFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/vikchuppalaSid RajaramCLODOFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sixtensorAditya SoodContrarioFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Arya MarwahaContrarioFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/arya_marwahaGaurav LuhariwalaElip AIFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SnorlaxxexKayla LeeOutshipFounder/COOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Saner CakirOutshipFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sanerc110Abhinav SwaminathanMatchaFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Thomas BlakeMatchaFounder/CTOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Aaron WangAlexFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States30—John RytelAlexFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Oliver ZouDeep24Founder/CEOWinter 2024EducationSan Francisco, United States2—
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Sid Rajaram
Founder·CLODO
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO at Clodo Shipped mission-critical AI systems for self-driving trucks, robotic tractors, and exascale training infra at Blue River Technology, John Deere, Amazon, and MinIO. Previously, built and scaled BunchOfAdvice.com to 100k users, the best forum for guidance + career planning for community college students. Skills and interests: linear algebra, gran turismo 7, ham radio
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
CLODOPlanet-scale people discovery.
Co-foundersRithvik Chuppala@vikchuppala
