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Known for these resultsRole78%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 78% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company34%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 34% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Zhang@Michaelz1914Founder/CTO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rui Wang@RRicefanFounder/CEO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Govind Chada@govindchadaFounder/CTO · EnactS26Industrials · San Francisco
- James Stevens@jamesw_stevensFounder/CEO · EnactS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Kion Fallah@okfallahFounder/CEO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Silen Naihin@silennaiFounder/CTO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan Brar@deepmatmulFounder/CEO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas Boser@thomasboserFounder/CTO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ramtin Shahzanian@42RamtinFounder/CEO · MagmaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dev Mandal@DevvMandalFounder/CEO · MarkovS26B2B · San Francisco
- Harish Ashok@habril27Founder/CTO · MarkovS26B2B · San Francisco
- Om Buddhdev@senshoFounder/CEO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- shreshth sharma@shresh_dataFounder/CTO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas Aubry@ThomAubFounder/CTO · Ooak DataS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuMichael ZhangEdotEnvFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Michaelz1914Rui WangEdotEnvFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RRicefanGovind ChadaEnactFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/govindchadaJames StevensEnactFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jamesw_stevensKion FallahExperiential LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/okfallahSilen NaihinExperiential LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/silennaiAhmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Karan BrarhiloopFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/deepmatmulThomas BoserhiloopFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thomasboserRamtin ShahzanianMagmaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/42RamtinDev MandalMarkovFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/DevvMandalHarish AshokMarkovFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/habril27Om BuddhdevOlam LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/senshoshreshth sharmaOlam LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shresh_dataThomas AubryOoak DataFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ThomAubDev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsetty
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Govind Chada
Founder/CTO·Enact
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Enact. Previously: Robotics research in Chelsea Finn’s IRIS Lab at Stanford AI Lab, Meta Reality Labs.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
EnactThe post-training layer for robotics.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteenact.company
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersJames Stevens@jamesw_stevens
