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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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Prahar Patel
Founder/CTO·Text.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO @ text.ai | Ex Engg. Leader @ Walmart, Eventbrite, Opentable, Amazon
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
