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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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Prateek Pinisetti
Founder/CTO·Kirana AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO @ Kirana AI, Ex-Optiver SWE, Chess National Master.
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
