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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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Derek Nelson
Founder·PipelineDB
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2014
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PPipelineDB
AcquiredOpen-source time-series data analytics extension for PostgreSQL
