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Known for these resultsRole17%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 17% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Abraham Kuri Vargas@kurennFounder · CobaS23Fintech · Monterrey
- Carlos Alberto Medellin GonzalezFounder · CobaS23Fintech · Monterrey
- Eduardo Lopez De Leon@edolopezFounder · CobaS23Fintech · Monterrey
- Bashir Aminu@scozkyFounder · PartnaW22Fintech · Wilmington
- Hakeem Adeyemi Orewole@OrewoleyFounder · PartnaW22Fintech · Wilmington
- John ObirijeFounder · AfriexS20Fintech · San Francisco
- Tope Alabi@topealabi_Founder · AfriexS20Fintech · San Francisco
- Prateek Swain@prateekswain22Founder · SwadeshS19Fintech · New York
- Tyler BurnamFounder · SwadeshS19Fintech · New York
- Barak Ben EzerFounder · NeemaW17Fintech · Tel Aviv
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Abraham Kuri VargasCobaFounderSummer 2023FintechMonterrey, Mexico9https://x.com/kurennCarlos Alberto Medellin GonzalezCobaFounderSummer 2023FintechMonterrey, Mexico9—Eduardo Lopez De LeonCobaFounderSummer 2023FintechMonterrey, Mexico9https://x.com/edolopezBashir AminuPartnaFounderWinter 2022FintechWilmington, United States8https://x.com/scozkyHakeem Adeyemi OrewolePartnaFounderWinter 2022FintechWilmington, United States8https://x.com/OrewoleyJohn ObirijeAfriexFounderSummer 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States55—Tope AlabiAfriexFounderSummer 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States55https://x.com/topealabi_Prateek SwainSwadeshFounderSummer 2019FintechNew York, United States10https://x.com/prateekswain22Tyler BurnamSwadeshFounderSummer 2019FintechNew York, United States10—Barak Ben EzerNeemaFounderWinter 2017FintechTel Aviv, Israel2—
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Andrew Wang
Founder/CTO·Polar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Andrew is the co-founder & CTO of Polar. Before that, he worked in quant research and software engineering at Citadel and Bridgewater. Andrew graduated from Princeton, where he majored in Operations Research & Financial Engineering (ORFE).
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
PolarThe smarter way to manage USD earnings globally
Co-foundersGrant Ackerman
