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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio66%Bio coverage: 66% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lukasz Reszczynski@_lukresFounder/CTO · PangoS26B2B · New York
- Steve Rahimi@Steve_rahimiFounder/CEO · PangoS26B2B · New York
- Harish PalaniFounder · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Michael TrehanFounder/CEO · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Nicholas SleeperFounder/CEO · Kirana AIX25B2B · New York
- Prateek PinisettiFounder/CTO · Kirana AIX25B2B · New York
- Augustin Baudoin@rastroaugFounder · RastroS24B2B · London
- Baptiste Cumin@baptiste_cuminFounder/CEO · RastroS24B2B · London
- Papa Sougou WeleFounder · RastroS24B2B · London
- Manish ChauhanFounder/CEO · SureBrightS24B2B · New Delhi
- Sanket MunjalFounder · SureBrightS24B2B · New Delhi
- Leon ZhangFounder/CEO · BetterBasketW24B2B · San Francisco
- Vagelis ViskadourosFounder/CTO · BetterBasketW24B2B · San Francisco
- Govind Chandrasekhar@govind201Founder · Branch AIS23B2B · Singapore
- Ishan Agrawal@ishanagrFounder · Branch AIS23B2B · Singapore
- Wael Al Sallami@wa3lFounder · CraftOSS23B2B · San Francisco
- Darren Fike@darrenfikeFounder · SantéS23B2B · New York
- Ian BaldwinFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Locascio@Nick_LocascioFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Chirag ToorFounder · FlexWashW23B2B · Temecula
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lukasz ReszczynskiPangoFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/_lukresSteve RahimiPangoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/Steve_rahimiHarish PalaniHABITFounderSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Michael TrehanHABITFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Nicholas SleeperKirana AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Prateek PinisettiKirana AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Augustin BaudoinRastroFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/rastroaugBaptiste CuminRastroFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/baptiste_cuminPapa Sougou WeleRastroFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Manish ChauhanSureBrightFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew Delhi, India35—Sanket MunjalSureBrightFounderSummer 2024B2BNew Delhi, India35—Leon ZhangBetterBasketFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vagelis ViskadourosBetterBasketFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Govind ChandrasekharBranch AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/govind201Ishan AgrawalBranch AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/ishanagrWael Al SallamiCraftOSFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wa3lDarren FikeSantéFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States10https://x.com/darrenfikeIan BaldwinBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nick LocascioBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Nick_LocascioChirag ToorFlexWashFounderWinter 2023B2BTemecula, United States2—
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Leon Zhang
Founder/CEO·BetterBasket
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
BetterBasket CEO; ex-Uber Eats, PIMCO, Wharton MBA dropout and UChicago BS '17
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBADropout / Thiel
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
