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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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Christian Safka
Founder/CEO·Pinch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationVC, Spain; Remote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO @ Pinch Previously founding engineer -> Head of ML @ Tavus (S21) Ex-PM @ Microsoft Zero to one software and ML products for 10 years
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
PinchReal-time AI Voice Translation for Developers
