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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio73%Bio coverage: 73% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% 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.
- Alex LiuFounder/CTO · KorsoX26B2B · Irvine
- Daichi HiraokaFounder/COO · KorsoX26B2B · Irvine
- Martin PanFounder/CEO · KorsoX26B2B · Irvine
- Alon Zuman@alonzumanFounder/CEO · PopsX26Consumer · New York
- Mathew Matakovic@GoalieSave25Founder · DigipalsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Peggy Wang@peggy_wangFounder/CEO · DigipalsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Joe Kennedy@joekndyFounder/CEO · MixyF25Consumer
- Jonah Siegle@jonahsiegleFounder/CTO · MixyF25Consumer
- Thomas Liao@distributionatFounder/CEO · neoncoralX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Paras Maniar@parasmaniarFounder · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Prahar Patel@PraharPatel55Founder/CTO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Rushi Shah@irushishahFounder/CEO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Pasha Rayan@PashpopsFounder/CEO · A1Zap by A1BaseW25B2B · San Francisco
- Pennie Huang@pennepastaaFounder · A1Zap by A1BaseW25B2B · San Francisco
- Paul-Henri Biojout@PH_BJTFounder/CTO · DollyglotW25Consumer · Paris
- Thomas Minassian@thminassianFounder/CEO · DollyglotW25Consumer · Paris
- Agam Jain@agam_jnFounder · WhipW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Samagra Sharma@samagra_sharmaFounder · WhipW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Arman Roshannai@armanroshannaiFounder · 222W23Consumer · New York
- Danial Hashemi@danialhashemi4Founder · 222W23Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex LiuKorsoFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BIrvine, United States3—Daichi HiraokaKorsoFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BIrvine, United States3—Martin PanKorsoFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BIrvine, United States3—Alon ZumanPopsFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/alonzumanMathew MatakovicDigipalsFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/GoalieSave25Peggy WangDigipalsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/peggy_wangJoe KennedyMixyFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/joekndyJonah SiegleMixyFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/jonahsiegleThomas LiaoneoncoralFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/distributionatParas ManiarText.aiFounderSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/parasmaniarPrahar PatelText.aiFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PraharPatel55Rushi ShahText.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/irushishahPasha RayanA1Zap by A1Base2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/PashpopsPennie HuangA1Zap by A1BaseFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pennepastaaPaul-Henri BiojoutDollyglotFounder/CTOWinter 2025ConsumerParis, France2https://x.com/PH_BJTThomas MinassianDollyglotFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerParis, France2https://x.com/thminassianAgam JainWhipFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/agam_jnSamagra SharmaWhipFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/samagra_sharmaArman Roshannai222FounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States23https://x.com/armanroshannaiDanial Hashemi222FounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States23https://x.com/danialhashemi4
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Paul-Henri Biojout
Founder/CTO·Dollyglot
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationParis, France
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO Dollyglot. Dollyglot is like Character.Ai but with real-time avatars. Turn a photo and a voice into a real friend. With Dollyglot, you could speak with Harry Potter about Hogwarts or brainstorm ideas with Elon Musk! Our team Built Parler-TTS Mini Multilingual, the world's first fully multilingual open-source text-to-speech model.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
DollyglotCharacter.AI with real time video avatars
Co-foundersThomas Minassian@thminassian
