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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chenny (Qianyi) Deng@Chenny_Deng33Founder · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Richard GongFounder/CEO · Piggy RoboticsF25Industrials · London
- Ben Taylor@thebentaytayFounder · DoorportW19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Tom RuginisFounder · HappiLabsS18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dmitry AlekseevFounder · EdwinW18Education · San Francisco
- Dmitry Stavisky@dstaviskyFounder/CEO · EdwinW18Education · San Francisco
- Luke IsemanFounder · boxouseW17Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Gilles PoupardinFounder · WhydS16Consumer · San Francisco
- Haomiao HuangFounder/CTO · Kuna SystemsW14Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chenny (Qianyi) DengPiggy RoboticsFounderFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Chenny_Deng33Richard GongPiggy RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Ben TaylorDoorportFounderWinter 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/thebentaytayTom RuginisHappiLabsFounderSummer 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States14—Dmitry AlekseevEdwinFounderWinter 2018EducationSan Francisco, United States14—Dmitry StaviskyEdwinFounder/CEOWinter 2018EducationSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/dstaviskyLuke IsemanboxouseFounderWinter 2017Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Gilles PoupardinWhydFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Haomiao HuangKuna Systems2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Gilles Poupardin
Founder·Whyd
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2016
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
building Airbuds
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
WWhyd
InactiveWe make a beautiful, great sounding, voice-controlled speaker.
