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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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Dylan Fox
Founder·AssemblyAI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size65
BatchSummer 2017
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AssemblyAI
The best way to build Voice AI apps
