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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Batu Balci@batubbalciFounder/CEO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Areg NzsdejanFounder/CEO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Dmytro AstakhovFounder/CTO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Glenn Espinosa@gxespinoFounder/CEO · LuthorF24B2B · San Francisco
- Oli WalesFounder/CTO · Arva AIS24B2B · London
- Rhim ShahFounder/CEO · Arva AIS24B2B · London
- Richard MengFounder/CEO · ROEW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Gaber@i_sicoFounder · DiligentS23Fintech · London
- Edoardo Maschio@edoardo_maschioFounder · DiligentS23Fintech · London
- Edward TiongFounder · ReadilyS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Wei An WangFounder/CTO · ReadilyS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Allen CalderwoodFounder · HadriusW23Fintech · New York
- Som Mohapatra@som_mohapatraFounder · HadriusW23Fintech · New York
- Thomas StewartFounder · HadriusW23Fintech · New York
- Arvind Sontha@ArvindSonthaFounder · KyberW23B2B · New York
- Chaitanya Sarda@sardachaitanyaFounder/CEO · AiPriseS22Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Batu BalciTovenAIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/batubbalciSam TurchettaTovenAIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2—Gunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Areg NzsdejanCardamonFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Dmytro AstakhovCardamonFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Glenn EspinosaLuthorFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gxespinoOli WalesArva AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom20—Rhim ShahArva AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom20—Richard MengROEFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Ahmed GaberDiligentFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom10https://x.com/i_sicoEdoardo MaschioDiligentFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom10https://x.com/edoardo_maschioEdward TiongReadilyFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20—Wei An WangReadily2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20—Allen CalderwoodHadriusFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States80—Som MohapatraHadriusFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States80https://x.com/som_mohapatraThomas StewartHadriusFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States80—Arvind SonthaKyberFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/ArvindSonthaChaitanya SardaAiPriseFounder/CEOSummer 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States65https://x.com/sardachaitanya
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Batu Balci
Founder/CEO·TovenAI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at TovenAI. Previously Quantitative Research Engineer at Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies group. Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce. Stanford CS.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
