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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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Omar El-Sadany
Founder·Ficra
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Ficra; 3x founder; engineer. Previously, Omar founded Sawa, a venture-backed platform increasing opportunity and transparency in Web3 and AI. An early Tech Lead at Voicea (acquired by Cisco), he developed core AI assistant features, like patented chat-based interaction and voice commands. Earlier, he was a software engineer at Apple, where he was recruited following the success of his mobile app, flagtag. Holds an MBA from Stanford; BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declaredExit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
FicraGetting creators more deals
Co-foundersMohammed Abid
