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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dillon Mehta@PickleDilll_Founder/CEO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Neel Gadde@neelapolitanFounder/COO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishan HemrajaniFounder · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alisa Wu@_alisawuFounder/CEO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Ni@stephen_turtlesFounder/CTO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Mathew Matakovic@GoalieSave25Founder · DigipalsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Peggy Wang@peggy_wangFounder/CEO · DigipalsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Austin StoneFounder/CEO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Ilariia Belova@ilariia_belovaFounder/CTO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Thomas Liao@distributionatFounder/CEO · neoncoralX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Gray Newfield@gray_newfieldFounder/CEO · CharmF24Consumer · New York
- Noah Newfield@NoahNewfieldFounder/COO · CharmF24Consumer · New York
- Kevin Schaich@kevin_schaichFounder/CEO · DarkgradeF24B2B · Denver
- Manav Bokinala@mbokinala_Founder · StreamableF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Nang Ang@not_nangFounder/CEO · StreamableF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Brivael Le Pogam@brivaelFounder/CTO · ArgilS24Consumer · Paris
- Laodis Menard@LaodisOfficialFounder/CEO · ArgilS24Consumer · Paris
- Mohammed AbidFounder · FicraS24B2B · San Francisco
- Omar El-SadanyFounder · FicraS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex MatthewsFounder · RemadeS24Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dillon MehtaSnap PokerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PickleDilll_Neel GaddeSnap PokerFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/neelapolitanRishan HemrajaniSnap PokerFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Alisa WuBlumaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_alisawuStephen NiBlumaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/stephen_turtlesMathew MatakovicDigipalsFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/GoalieSave25Peggy WangDigipalsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/peggy_wangAustin StoneTell if AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2—Ilariia BelovaTell if AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2https://x.com/ilariia_belovaThomas LiaoneoncoralFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/distributionatGray NewfieldCharmFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/gray_newfieldNoah NewfieldCharmFounder/COOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/NoahNewfieldKevin SchaichDarkgradeFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BDenver, United States1https://x.com/kevin_schaichManav BokinalaStreamableFounderFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/mbokinala_Nang AngStreamableFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/not_nangBrivael Le PogamArgilFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerParis, France8https://x.com/brivaelLaodis MenardArgilFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerParis, France8https://x.com/LaodisOfficialMohammed AbidFicraFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Omar El-SadanyFicraFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Alex MatthewsRemadeFounderSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—
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Ilariia Belova
Founder/CTO·Tell if AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
LocationAustin, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CTO of Tellif AI Prior to Tellif AI, I was a staff engineer at Yandex with over a decade of experience growing from an individual contributor to eventually leading a technical team of 12 people in the ML ads department. Prior to Yandex, I earned a degree in applied mathematics from NTUU KPI in Ukraine.
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
Tell if AIAI agents on real phones, growing brands across every platform.
Co-foundersAustin Stone
