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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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.Bio84%Bio coverage: 84% 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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School39%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 39% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Kenneth Rhee@kenneth_rheeFounder/CTO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Cashel FitzgeraldFounder/CTO · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jihyun Kim@jihprobsFounder/CEO · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun ArumugamFounder · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- David Korn@dav1dk0rnFounder/CTO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Leon Iwanowitsch@LeonIwanowitschFounder/CEO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Maximilian Arnold@maxonaryFounder/COO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shourya Vir Jain@SveeVJFounder/CEO · RamAInW26B2B · San Francisco
- Vansh Ramani@vansh_ramaniFounder/CTO · RamAInW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Mahmoud Al-Madi@mahmoudalmadi_Founder/CEO · CyberdeskS25B2B · San Francisco
- Brontë KolarFounder/CEO · Zeon SystemsX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Tahir D'Mello@TahirMelloFounder/CTO · Zeon SystemsX25Industrials · San Francisco
- David Mlcoch@MlcochDavidFounder/CEO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Dennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Kenneth RheeNeuron IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/kenneth_rheeDev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyTommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Cashel FitzgeraldZommaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Jihyun KimZommaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jihprobsVarun ArumugamZommaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—David KornOntoraFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dav1dk0rnLeon IwanowitschOntoraFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/LeonIwanowitschMaximilian ArnoldOntoraFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/maxonaryShourya Vir JainRamAInFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SveeVJVansh RamaniRamAInFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/vansh_ramaniRobert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Mahmoud Al-MadiCyberdeskFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mahmoudalmadi_Brontë KolarZeon SystemsFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Tahir D'MelloZeon SystemsFounder/CTOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/TahirMelloDavid MlcochAsteroidFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/MlcochDavid
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Tahir D'Mello
Founder/CTO·Zeon Systems
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
cofounder & CTO @ Zeon Systems (YC X25) accelerating science with robotics and AI. ---------------- been building software and ML for science labs basically all my adult life, doing computational research at IIT, Yale and working in biotech and pharma across India and the US.
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
Zeon SystemsAI-powered robotics for scientific lab automation.
IndustryIndustrials
Websitezeonsystems.ai/
Team size5
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2025
Co-foundersBrontë Kolar
