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Known for these resultsRole14%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 14% 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.Bio76%Bio coverage: 76% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nolan Rossi@NolanRossi100Founder/CEO · ForemanW26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Deema AdadaFounder · BiggerPictureS22B2B · San Francisco
- Guillaume Lo ReFounder · BiggerPictureS22B2B · San Francisco
- Adam StansellFounder · Axle HealthW21Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Soy HwangFounder · HumanceW21Real Estate and Construction
- Sunny KimFounder · HumanceW21Real Estate and Construction
- Yon Soo ParkFounder · HumanceW21Real Estate and Construction
- Matteo Carroll@matteoacarrollFounder · MomenceS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Vojta Drmota@vdrmotaFounder · MomenceS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Andrew DentaFounder · TerusamaW20B2B · San Francisco
- Chris PodlaskiFounder · TerusamaW20B2B · San Francisco
- Ashutosh Priyadarshy@thepriyadarshyFounder · SunsamaW19B2B · Kailua
- Travis MeyerFounder · SunsamaW19B2B · Kailua
- John LiFounder · VimcalS18B2B · New York
- Michael Zhao@mikeyyyzhaoFounder/Board Member · VimcalS18B2B · New York
- Henry DornierFounder · MeetingbirdS17B2B · San Francisco
- Paul DornierFounder/CEO · MeetingbirdS17B2B · San Francisco
- Marta JamrozikFounder · VanGoW17Consumer · New York
- Misha Laskin@MishaLaskinFounder · VanGoW17Consumer · New York
- Yang ForjindamFounder · PocketSuiteW16B2B · Washington
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nolan RossiForemanFounder/CEOWinter 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NolanRossi100Deema AdadaBiggerPictureFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Guillaume Lo ReBiggerPictureFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Adam StansellAxle HealthFounderWinter 2021HealthcareLos Angeles, United States14—Soy HwangHumanceFounderWinter 2021Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown3—Sunny KimHumanceFounderWinter 2021Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown3—Yon Soo ParkHumanceFounderWinter 2021Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown3—Matteo CarrollMomenceFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States75https://x.com/matteoacarrollVojta DrmotaMomenceFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States75https://x.com/vdrmotaAndrew DentaTerusamaFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Chris PodlaskiTerusamaFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ashutosh PriyadarshySunsamaFounderWinter 2019B2BKailua, United States7https://x.com/thepriyadarshyTravis MeyerSunsamaFounderWinter 2019B2BKailua, United States7—John LiVimcalFounderSummer 2018B2BNew York, United States9—Michael ZhaoVimcalFounder/Board MemberSummer 2018B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/mikeyyyzhaoHenry DornierMeetingbirdFounderSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Paul DornierMeetingbirdFounder/CEOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Marta JamrozikVanGoFounderWinter 2017ConsumerNew York, United States8—Misha LaskinVanGoFounderWinter 2017ConsumerNew York, United States8https://x.com/MishaLaskinYang ForjindamPocketSuiteFounderWinter 2016B2BWashington, United States30—
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Misha Laskin
Founder·VanGo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchWinter 2017
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Research Scientist at DeepMind working on building generally capable AI agents.
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
