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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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Thomas Boser
Founder/CTO·hiloop
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at hiloop. Previously engineer at Reducto, founding engineer at Crosswise, senior ML engineer at Discord, ML at Sentropy & SoFi.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
hiloopInfrastructure for recursive self-improvement
Co-foundersKaran Brar@deepmatmul
