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Known for these resultsRole29%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 29% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company7%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 7% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Amine Skalli@MinoSkeuFounder · CrewS21B2B · Paris
- Leonardo MagliaFounder · HENRYS20B2B · Buenos Aires
- Luz BorchardtFounder · HENRYS20B2B · Buenos Aires
- Manuel Barna Ferrés@barnamanuelFounder · HENRYS20B2B · Buenos Aires
- Martin Borchardt@martinborchardtFounder · HENRYS20B2B · Buenos Aires
- Katherine AllenFounder · FloS19B2B · Austin
- Jaclyn LingFounder · HatchwaysS19B2B · Toronto
- Shums KassamFounder · HatchwaysS19B2B · Toronto
- Fouad Matin@fouadmatinFounder · StrongIntroW16B2B · San Francisco
- Brian Noguchi@briannoguchiFounder · LeverS12B2B · San Francisco
- Nate Smith@natepsFounder/CEO/CTO · LeverS12B2B · San Francisco
- Sarah NahmFounder/CEO · LeverS12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Amine SkalliCrewFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France6https://x.com/MinoSkeuLeonardo MagliaHENRYFounderSummer 2020B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina100—Luz BorchardtHENRYFounderSummer 2020B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina100—Manuel Barna FerrésHENRYFounderSummer 2020B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina100https://x.com/barnamanuelMartin BorchardtHENRYFounderSummer 2020B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina100https://x.com/martinborchardtKatherine AllenFloFounderSummer 2019B2BAustin, United States50—Jaclyn LingHatchwaysFounderSummer 2019B2BToronto, Canada8—Shums KassamHatchwaysFounderSummer 2019B2BToronto, Canada8—Fouad MatinStrongIntroFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/fouadmatinBrian NoguchiLever2× YCFounderSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States225https://x.com/briannoguchiNate SmithLeverFounder/CEO/CTOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States225https://x.com/natepsSarah NahmLeverFounder/CEOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States225—
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Nate Smith
Founder/CEO/CTO·Lever
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO/CTO
Team size225
BatchSummer 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Nate co-founded Lever, leading as both CEO and CTO. He is passionate about software’s potential for business transformation and user experience. Prior to Lever, Nate was a product manager on Google Analytics and the Google Search team. He led the first major redesign of Google’s image search UI, which launched in July 2010. Nate received a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College, at which he was a member of the school’s second ever graduating class.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
LeverTalent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM
