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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bernard Xie@berniex_xFounder · KestralX25B2B · San Francisco
- Brian Kim@BrianYKim_BYKFounder/CEO · KestralX25B2B · San Francisco
- João de Paula@joaopdepaulaFounder/CEO · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Lucas SilvaFounder/CTO · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Sergio Oliveira Bergmann@SergioOBergmannFounder · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Bardia Safari@bardia_safariFounder/CEO · OliveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Shrey Gupta@shreygupsFounder/CTO · OliveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Sahil Sinha@Sahils2ndFounder/CEO · Solari AIW24B2B · New York
- Faraz RanaFounder · AffinityS23B2B · New York
- Peter GrecznerFounder · AffinityS23B2B · New York
- Kevin Simons@ksimonsFounder · KitemakerW21B2B · Oslo
- Sigurd Seteklev@SigurdSeteklevFounder · KitemakerW21B2B · Oslo
- Dragos FotescuFounder · DucklyS20B2B · San Francisco
- Alex CornellFounder · CocoonW19Consumer · San Francisco
- Sachin MongaFounder · CocoonW19Consumer · San Francisco
- Jay Patel@jayismsFounder · HeraldW19B2B · San Francisco
- Nilkanth Patel@nilkanthjpFounder · HeraldW19B2B · San Francisco
- Jayanth KottapalliFounder · UbiqS16B2B · Boston
- Sumit PasupalakFounder · UbiqS16B2B · Boston
- James Cundle@jamescundleFounder/CTO · MioW16B2B · Austin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bernard XieKestralFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/berniex_xBrian KimKestralFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/BrianYKim_BYKJoão de PaulaMesmer2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/joaopdepaulaLucas SilvaMesmerFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7—Sergio Oliveira BergmannMesmerFounderSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/SergioOBergmannBardia SafariOliveFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bardia_safariShrey GuptaOliveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shreygupsSahil SinhaSolari AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/Sahils2ndFaraz RanaAffinityFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States2—Peter GrecznerAffinityFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States2—Kevin SimonsKitemakerFounderWinter 2021B2BOslo, Norway5https://x.com/ksimonsSigurd SeteklevKitemakerFounderWinter 2021B2BOslo, Norway5https://x.com/SigurdSeteklevDragos FotescuDucklyFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Alex CornellCocoonFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6—Sachin MongaCocoonFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6—Jay PatelHeraldFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jayismsNilkanth PatelHeraldFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nilkanthjpJayanth KottapalliUbiqFounderSummer 2016B2BBoston, United States6—Sumit PasupalakUbiqFounderSummer 2016B2BBoston, United States6—James CundleMioFounder/CTOWinter 2016B2BAustin, United States12https://x.com/jamescundle
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