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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mert TurnaFounder/CTO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Minghao TanFounder/CTO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Erim GurlemisFounder/COO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Nicolas YehFounder/CEO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ali Eren AytekinFounder · SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Emre Isik@Emrre_isikFounder/CEO · SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Hakan Enes AksuFounder · SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Bryce JudyFounder/CEO · Tarifflo Inc.S26B2B · Salt Lake City
- Alex Tung@alexytungFounder/CEO · WhitespaceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Leon YaoFounder/CTO · WhitespaceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jibran Hutchins@jibranhutchFounder/CEO · HaladirW26B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Tso@josephtso914Founder/COO · HaladirW26B2B · San Francisco
- Quan Huynh@quanmhuynhFounder/CIO · HaladirW26B2B · San Francisco
- Chandru Shanumugasundaram@tweetchanshanFounder/CTO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Jacob@Joseph_Jacob13Founder/CEO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rhea Karimpanal@RheaKarimpanalFounder/CPO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mert TurnaDeryaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Oguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Benjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Minghao TanDonkeyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Erim GurlemisGUILDFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Joshua IbrahimManifoldFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Nicolas YehManifoldFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Ali Eren AytekinSpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.FounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Emre IsikSpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/Emrre_isikHakan Enes AksuSpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.FounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Bryce JudyTarifflo Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSalt Lake City, United States5—Alex TungWhitespaceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexytungLeon YaoWhitespaceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jibran HutchinsHaladirFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jibranhutchJoseph TsoHaladirFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/josephtso914Quan HuynhHaladirFounder/CIOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/quanmhuynhChandru ShanumugasundaramburntFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/tweetchanshanJoseph JacobburntFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Joseph_Jacob13Rhea KarimpanalburntFounder/CPOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/RheaKarimpanal
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Rhea Karimpanal
Founder/CPO·burnt
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Product at burnt! Creativity is my jam, details matter to me, and I’m all about understanding how people in food relate to technology.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
burnt
Agentic Operating System for Food Supply Chain
