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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hammad MalikFounder/CEO · Uplift AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zaid Qureshi@zqureshi_Founder/CTO · Uplift AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Louis MurerwaFounder · Ocular AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Moyo@SonofMushabatiFounder/CEO · Ocular AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Hannes Heikinheimo@hannes_heiFounder · SpeechlyW22B2B · Helsinki
- Otto Soderlund@ottosoderlundFounder · SpeechlyW22B2B · Helsinki
- Erik ZieglerFounder · voizeW22B2B · Berlin
- Fabio SchmidbergerFounder · voizeW22B2B · Berlin
- Marcel SchmidbergerFounder · voizeW22B2B · Berlin
- Anada Lakra@AnadaLakraFounder · BoldVoiceS21Consumer · New York
- Ilya Usorov@ilyausorovFounder · BoldVoiceS21Consumer · New York
- Dylan FoxFounder · AssemblyAIS17B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hammad MalikUplift AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Zaid QureshiUplift AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zqureshi_Louis MurerwaOcular AIFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Michael MoyoOcular AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/SonofMushabatiHannes HeikinheimoSpeechlyFounderWinter 2022B2BHelsinki, Finland10https://x.com/hannes_heiOtto SoderlundSpeechlyFounderWinter 2022B2BHelsinki, Finland10https://x.com/ottosoderlundErik ZieglervoizeFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany140—Fabio SchmidbergervoizeFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany140—Marcel SchmidbergervoizeFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany140—Anada LakraBoldVoiceFounderSummer 2021ConsumerNew York, United States12https://x.com/AnadaLakraIlya UsorovBoldVoiceFounderSummer 2021ConsumerNew York, United States12https://x.com/ilyausorovDylan FoxAssemblyAIFounderSummer 2017B2BNew York, United States65—
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Zaid Qureshi
Founder/CTO·Uplift AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO at Uplift AI. Building Voice Models for regional languages. Previously: Designed AWS Bedrock Guardrails.
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
