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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School10%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 10% of these rows have at least one match.
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Andrew KurtzFounder · Nine FivesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noah LevyFounder/CEO · Nine FivesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex Doonanco@AlexDoonancoFounder/CEO · careCycleW25B2B · San Francisco
- Evan Roubekas@0xevangelosFounder/CTO · careCycleW25B2B · San Francisco
- Christian Safka@christiansafkaFounder/CEO · PinchW25B2B
- Brett Beatty@brett_beattyFounder · SurgeF24B2B · Lehi
- Dennis Beatty@dnsbtyFounder/CEO · SurgeF24B2B · Lehi
- Andrew Kouri@andrewkouriFounder/CEO · AveryIQW24Real Estate and Construction · Austin
- Artur NegrãoFounder/CEO · SalvyW24B2B · Curitiba
- Hudo AssencoFounder/CTO · SalvyW24B2B · Curitiba
- Lucas RosaFounder/CPO · SalvyW24B2B · Curitiba
- Maria Eduarda KumlehnFounder · SalvyW24B2B · Curitiba
- Gabriel WilsonFounder/CTO · TerrakottaW24B2B · Seattle
- Kusiima Boswell@kusiimaboswellFounder/CPO · TerrakottaW24B2B · Seattle
- Vincent WilsonFounder/CEO · TerrakottaW24B2B · Seattle
- Kunal Puri@thekunalpuriFounder · SmobiS23B2B · New York
- Amrutavarsh Kinagi@amrutavarshFounder · EzDubsW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Padmanabhan (Paddy) Krishnamurthy@PadmanabhanKriFounder · EzDubsW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Edward ClaytonFounder · DevyceS22B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeAndrew KurtzNine FivesFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Noah LevyNine FivesFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Alex DoonancocareCycleFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/AlexDoonancoEvan RoubekascareCycleFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/0xevangelosChristian SafkaPinchFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown3https://x.com/christiansafkaBrett BeattySurgeFounderFall 2024B2BLehi, United States3https://x.com/brett_beattyDennis BeattySurgeFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BLehi, United States3https://x.com/dnsbtyAndrew KouriAveryIQFounder/CEOWinter 2024Real Estate and ConstructionAustin, United States3https://x.com/andrewkouriArtur NegrãoSalvyFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BCuritiba, Brazil27—Hudo AssencoSalvyFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BCuritiba, Brazil27—Lucas RosaSalvyFounder/CPOWinter 2024B2BCuritiba, Brazil27—Maria Eduarda KumlehnSalvyFounderWinter 2024B2BCuritiba, Brazil27—Gabriel WilsonTerrakottaFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSeattle, United States5—Kusiima BoswellTerrakottaFounder/CPOWinter 2024B2BSeattle, United States5https://x.com/kusiimaboswellVincent WilsonTerrakottaFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSeattle, United States5—Kunal PuriSmobiFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/thekunalpuriAmrutavarsh KinagiEzDubsFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/amrutavarshPadmanabhan (Paddy) KrishnamurthyEzDubsFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/PadmanabhanKriEdward ClaytonDevyceFounderSummer 2022B2BLondon, United Kingdom20—
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Dennis Beatty
Founder/CEO·Surge
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchFall 2024
LocationLehi, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder/CEO at Surge (F24), the easiest way for developers to send text messages. Formerly principal engineer over payments at Entrata and early engineer at Podium (W16) where I was a tech lead and senior engineer over the messaging platform and led engineering for the SMS payments product that reached a $2B run rate in year 2.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
