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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company31%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 31% of these rows have at least one match.School46%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 46% of these rows have at least one match.
- Daniel Ho@dho1357Founder/CEO · AptenS24B2B · San Francisco
- Roshan Kumaraswamy@roshan_k_Founder/CTO · AptenS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ivan Zhang@aivanzhangFounder · PinnacleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Sean Roades@SeanRoadesFounder/CTO · PinnacleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Kunal Puri@thekunalpuriFounder · SmobiS23B2B · New York
- Daniel Lewis@snackbardanFounder · SendoW22B2B · New York
- Nick Rubin@nickrubinFounder · SendoW22B2B · New York
- Ayomide Awe@ayomideaweeFounder · TermiiW20B2B · Lagos
- Emmanuel Gbolade@gbolademmanuelFounder · TermiiW20B2B · Lagos
- Ian RobertsFounder · HiveS14B2B · Kitchener
- Patrick Hannigan@patrickhanniganFounder/CTO · HiveS14B2B · Kitchener
- Michael RicordeauFounder · PlivoS12B2B · Austin
- Venky B@bevenkyFounder · PlivoS12B2B · Austin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Daniel HoAptenFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/dho1357Roshan KumaraswamyAptenFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/roshan_k_Ivan ZhangPinnacleFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aivanzhangSean RoadesPinnacleFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SeanRoadesKunal PuriSmobiFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/thekunalpuriDaniel LewisSendoFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/snackbardanNick RubinSendoFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/nickrubinAyomide AweTermiiFounderWinter 2020B2BLagos, Nigeria63https://x.com/ayomideaweeEmmanuel GboladeTermiiFounderWinter 2020B2BLagos, Nigeria63https://x.com/gbolademmanuelIan RobertsHiveFounderSummer 2014B2BKitchener, Canada65—Patrick HanniganHiveFounder/CTOSummer 2014B2BKitchener, Canada65https://x.com/patrickhanniganMichael RicordeauPlivoFounderSummer 2012B2BAustin, United States320—Venky BPlivoFounderSummer 2012B2BAustin, United States320https://x.com/bevenky
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Roshan Kumaraswamy
Founder/CTO·Apten
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Roshan is the Co-founder & CTO at Apten. Before Apten, Roshan spent three years at AWS building sales planning applications & data platforms to empower the AWS Sales org. Before that, he ideated & built multi-data source capabilities for Flux (language) at InfluxData (YC W13) as one of their first interns, and studied EECS at UC Berkeley for 3 years.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Apten
Omnichannel AI agents that engage leads across SMS, voice, and email
Co-foundersDaniel Ho@dho1357
