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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.Bio72%Bio coverage: 72% 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.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mathew Matakovic@GoalieSave25Founder · DigipalsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Peggy Wang@peggy_wangFounder/CEO · DigipalsF25Consumer · 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
- Aria MohseniFounder/COO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Josh KarolFounder/CTO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Max HammerFounder/CEO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Oliver ZouFounder/CEO · Deep24W24Education · San Francisco
- Agam Jain@agam_jnFounder · WhipW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Samagra Sharma@samagra_sharmaFounder · WhipW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Arthur Lorotte de Banes@sys_lessFounder · CaféS21B2B · Paris
- Tom Nguyen@tom_nguyFounder · CaféS21B2B · Paris
- Ashish SinghFounder · YourQuoteW21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Harsh Snehanshu@harshsnehanshuFounder · YourQuoteW21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Jesse Boyes@jexeFounder · HereS20Consumer · New York
- Seth HarrisFounder · HereS20Consumer · New York
- Sergei LepchenkovFounder · GiveAwayW20Consumer · San Francisco
- Max SchauffFounder · LineLeapS19Consumer · New York
- Nicholas BeckerFounder · LineLeapS19Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mathew MatakovicDigipalsFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/GoalieSave25Peggy WangDigipalsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/peggy_wangParas 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/irushishahAria MohseniCrowdVoltFounder/COOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Josh KarolCrowdVoltFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Max HammerCrowdVoltFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Oliver ZouDeep24Founder/CEOWinter 2024EducationSan Francisco, United States2—Agam JainWhipFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/agam_jnSamagra SharmaWhipFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/samagra_sharmaArthur Lorotte de BanesCaféFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France10https://x.com/sys_lessTom NguyenCaféFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France10https://x.com/tom_nguyAshish SinghYourQuoteFounderWinter 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India9—Harsh SnehanshuYourQuoteFounderWinter 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India9https://x.com/harshsnehanshuJesse BoyesHereFounderSummer 2020ConsumerNew York, United States9https://x.com/jexeSeth HarrisHereFounderSummer 2020ConsumerNew York, United States9—Sergei LepchenkovGiveAwayFounderWinter 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1—Max SchauffLineLeapFounderSummer 2019ConsumerNew York, United States50—Nicholas BeckerLineLeapFounderSummer 2019ConsumerNew York, United States50—
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Josh Karol
Founder/CTO·CrowdVolt
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size12
BatchWinter 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm originally from Connecticut and am a Co-Founder and the CTO at CrowdVolt. I previously was a Software Engineer at Millennium. In my free time I like to go skiing and fishing.
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
CrowdVolt
The integration layer for live events infrastructure
