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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Min JinFounder · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Zaky HassanFounder/CEO · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Evan SeeyaveFounder/CEO · TwentyTwoS25Healthcare · New York
- Jai PadmakumarFounder/CEO · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yongjin ParkFounder · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Emmanouela PetsolariFounder/CEO · ACXS24Healthcare · New York
- Melina PetsolariFounder/CTO · ACXS24Healthcare · New York
- Abhi Rajendran@amino_abhiFounder/CEO · AminoAnalyticaS24Healthcare · London
- Adam Wu@adaminoacidFounder/CTO · AminoAnalyticaS24Healthcare · London
- Alexander Haddad@AF_HaddadFounder · Kopra BioS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Arda GoreciFounder/CTO · Ligo BiosciencesS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Edward HarrisFounder · Ligo BiosciencesS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Emily Egerton-WarburtonFounder · Ligo BiosciencesS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ashwin JainarayananFounder · Granza BioW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ashwin Nandakumar@Menon_AshwinFounder/CEO · Granza BioW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chris CarlsonFounder · ParcelBioW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- David WeinbergFounder/CEO · ParcelBioW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Elliot TagueFounder · SynsoryBioW24Healthcare · Boston
- Nathan TagueFounder · SynsoryBioW24Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Min JinMolagriFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Zaky HassanMolagriFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaEvan SeeyaveTwentyTwoFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareNew York, United States3—Jai Padmakumar1849 bioFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Yongjin Park1849 bioFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Emmanouela PetsolariACXFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareNew York, United States4—Melina PetsolariACXFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareNew York, United States4—Abhi RajendranAminoAnalyticaFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/amino_abhiAdam WuAminoAnalyticaFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/adaminoacidAlexander HaddadKopra BioFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AF_HaddadArda GoreciLigo BiosciencesFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Edward HarrisLigo BiosciencesFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Emily Egerton-WarburtonLigo BiosciencesFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Ashwin JainarayananGranza BioFounderWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Ashwin NandakumarGranza BioFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/Menon_AshwinChris CarlsonParcelBioFounderWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—David WeinbergParcelBioFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Elliot TagueSynsoryBioFounderWinter 2024HealthcareBoston, United States2—Nathan TagueSynsoryBioFounderWinter 2024HealthcareBoston, United States2—
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Arda Goreci
Founder/CTO·Ligo Biosciences
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Ligo (S24). I studied Cell and Systems Biology at Oxford where I became a Google Cloud Research Innovator for my work in computational biology. Interested in deep learning, scaling laws, geometric DL, biomolecular design.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Ligo BiosciencesEnzyme design models.
