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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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.Bio55%Bio coverage: 55% 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-company3%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 3% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Min JinFounder · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Zaky HassanFounder/CEO · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Maxim Kraft@2001kraftFounder/CEO · Vista PowerW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Katherine FrenchFounder · BLUUMBIOS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mario BustamanteFounder · InstacropsS21Industrials · Santiago
- Anahí Sosa@anahi_spdFounder · PerfektoS21Consumer · Mexico City
- Jan Heinvirta@backpekkaFounder · PerfektoS21Consumer · Mexico City
- David HellerFounder · C16 BiosciencesS18Healthcare · New York
- Harry McNamaraFounder · C16 BiosciencesS18Healthcare · New York
- Shara TickuFounder/CEO · C16 BiosciencesS18Healthcare · New York
- David BrowningFounder · EnveritasS18Industrials · New York
- Aidan PorterFounder/CTO · FREYS18Consumer
- Erin Robert FreyFounder/Partner · FREYS18Consumer
- Leif FreyFounder/Head of Direction · FREYS18Consumer
- Magi RichaniFounder/CEO · Nobell FoodsS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Aaron Mandell@AaronMandellFounder · WATERFXS17Industrials
- Carlos Gomez AndonaeguiFounder · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Gabriel Parisi-AmonFounder/President · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Min JinMolagriFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Zaky HassanMolagriFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Maxim KraftVista PowerFounder/CEOWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/2001kraftKatherine FrenchBLUUMBIOFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Mario BustamanteInstacropsFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSantiago, Chile34—Anahí SosaPerfektoFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMexico City, Mexico33https://x.com/anahi_spdJan HeinvirtaPerfektoFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMexico City, Mexico33https://x.com/backpekkaDavid HellerC16 BiosciencesFounderSummer 2018HealthcareNew York, United States35—Harry McNamaraC16 BiosciencesFounderSummer 2018HealthcareNew York, United States35—Shara TickuC16 BiosciencesFounder/CEOSummer 2018HealthcareNew York, United States35—David BrowningEnveritasFounderSummer 2018IndustrialsNew York, United States60—Aidan PorterFREYFounder/CTOSummer 2018ConsumerUnknown3—Erin Robert FreyFREYFounder/PartnerSummer 2018ConsumerUnknown3—Leif FreyFREYFounder/Head of DirectionSummer 2018ConsumerUnknown3—Magi RichaniNobell FoodsFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States58—Aaron MandellWATERFXFounderSummer 2017IndustrialsUnknown1https://x.com/AaronMandellCarlos Gomez AndonaeguiNebiaFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—Gabriel Parisi-AmonNebiaFounder/PresidentSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—
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Stanislaw Piasecki
Founder/CTO·Grip
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at Grip. Previously founding engineer at URSA Mining, building autonomous excavators with custom control circuits, RL simulators, and multi-sensor perception systems. Built autonomous interceptor drones at CDDS, autonomous race cars at AMZ and quadruped robotics at ANYbotics. MS in Computational Science & Engineering from ETH Zürich.
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
