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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Michael Zhang@Michaelz1914Founder/CTO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rui Wang@RRicefanFounder/CEO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Hourcard@nicolas_hrdFounder · QuestDBS20B2B · London
- Tancrede Collard@TancTheFounder · QuestDBS20B2B · London
- Vlad IlyushchenkoFounder · QuestDBS20B2B · London
- Derek NelsonFounder · PipelineDBW14B2B · Los Angeles
- Paul Dix@pauldixFounder/CTO · InfluxDataW13B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael ZhangEdotEnvFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Michaelz1914Rui WangEdotEnvFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RRicefanNicolas HourcardQuestDBFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom30https://x.com/nicolas_hrdTancrede CollardQuestDBFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom30https://x.com/TancTheVlad IlyushchenkoQuestDBFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom30—Derek NelsonPipelineDBFounderWinter 2014B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Paul DixInfluxDataFounder/CTOWinter 2013B2BNew York, United States210https://x.com/pauldix
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Rui Wang
Founder/CEO·EdotEnv
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am Rui (pronounced "ray" like the fish). CEO of EdotEnv, a quant neolab making LLMs better at general research. We build environments, harnesses, and post-train models on quant-trading-inspired tasks. Ex-quant at G-Research. Applied Mathematics at ETH Zürich.
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
EdotEnvA Quant Neolab building self-improving agents from quant trading
Co-foundersMichael Zhang@Michaelz1914
