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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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aakar Khanna@khannaunoFounder/CEO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Arjun Chaliha@arjunjchalihaFounder/CTO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Ahmad IbrahimFounder/CTO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Obaida AlbaroudiFounder/COO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Yousef Abdelfattah@fazeapexFounder/CEO · TryNearbyS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Can ZehebiFounder · ZavoF25Fintech · London
- Ilkan GezerFounder · ZavoF25Fintech · London
- Adam Gamieldien@AdamGamieldienFounder/CRO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Gurveer Singh@gurveersingh299Founder/CEO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac Nichols@_apisaacFounder/CTO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ethan Chang@ethchang20Founder/CEO · Forge RewardsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac KanFounder · Forge RewardsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Adeyemi OnafuyeFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Christopher ObasiFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Tosin OnafuyeFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Adam ProschekFounder · OfOneW23B2B · San Francisco
- Will EdwardsFounder · OfOneW23B2B · San Francisco
- Ernest SimFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Shawn LiamFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Surendhar Reddy Founder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aakar KhannaMarbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/khannaunoArjun ChalihaMarbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/arjunjchalihaAhmad IbrahimTryNearbyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Obaida AlbaroudiTryNearbyFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Yousef AbdelfattahTryNearbyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/fazeapexCan ZehebiZavoFounderFall 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom8—Ilkan GezerZavoFounderFall 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom8—Adam GamieldienCertus AIFounder/CROSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/AdamGamieldienGurveer SinghCertus AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/gurveersingh299Isaac NicholsCertus AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/_apisaacEthan ChangForge RewardsFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ethchang20Isaac KanForge RewardsFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Adeyemi OnafuyeChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Christopher ObasiChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Tosin OnafuyeChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Adam ProschekOfOneFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Will EdwardsOfOneFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Ernest SimAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Shawn LiamAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Surendhar Reddy AtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—
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Isaac Nichols
Founder/CTO·Certus AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO of Certus AI. I got my start at 16 with a full-time internship at Falcon Eye Drones. Since then, I’ve built AI systems across logistics, telecom, and restaurant tech, always focused on automation and operational leverage. Before Certus, I was a founding engineer at Hive AI, co-founded 2 startups, and built a full-stack hospitality management system. That gave me deep insight into how restaurants really run, and why fixing the phone line had to be next.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Certus AIReplacing the restaurant phone line with Voice AI
