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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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.Bio73%Bio coverage: 73% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Adrian Lucas Tariel Stoica@AdrianLTStoicaFounder · AxelrodS26B2B · San Francisco
- Saman Sayahpour@samansayahpourFounder · AxelrodS26B2B · San Francisco
- Todd Sullivan@todsulFounder/CEO · HumoniqS25B2B · San Francisco
- Will WeberFounder/CRO · HumoniqS25B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel Tyshler@danieltyshlerFounder/COO · RivieraW25B2B · San Francisco
- Shaun Lane@Shaun_Lane_Founder/CEO · RivieraW25B2B · San Francisco
- Arav SethFounder · VayaF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Kesav Kosana@kesavkosanaFounder · VayaF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Sam YuFounder/CTO · MoretaS24Fintech · San Francisco
- Walid MahdFounder/CEO · MoretaS24Fintech · San Francisco
- Andrew LawsonFounder/CTO · ProhostAIS24B2B · New York
- Bill Ulammandakh@bilguunuFounder/CEO · ProhostAIS24B2B · New York
- Leila Clark@leilavclarkFounder/CTO · StardriftS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Cole RubinFounder/CEO · ConduitW24B2B · San Francisco
- Punn Kam@0xpunnkFounder/CTO · ConduitW24B2B · San Francisco
- Arhan ChhabraFounder · RoveW24Consumer · New York
- Max Morganroth@maxmorganrothFounder/CEO · RoveW24Consumer · New York
- Collins MuthinjaFounder/CTO · TriplyW24B2B · Nairobi
- Peter WachiraFounder/CEO · TriplyW24B2B · Nairobi
- Jake MaloneFounder · PointhoundS23Consumer
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adrian Lucas Tariel StoicaAxelrodFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdrianLTStoicaSaman SayahpourAxelrodFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samansayahpourTodd SullivanHumoniq2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/todsulWill WeberHumoniqFounder/CROSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Daniel TyshlerRivieraFounder/COOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danieltyshlerShaun LaneRivieraFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Shaun_Lane_Arav SethVayaFounderFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Kesav KosanaVayaFounderFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kesavkosanaSam YuMoretaFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States4—Walid MahdMoretaFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States4—Andrew LawsonProhostAIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Bill UlammandakhProhostAIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/bilguunuLeila ClarkStardriftFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/leilavclarkCole RubinConduitFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Punn KamConduitFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/0xpunnkArhan ChhabraRoveFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States4—Max MorganrothRoveFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States4https://x.com/maxmorganrothCollins MuthinjaTriplyFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNairobi, Kenya18—Peter WachiraTriplyFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNairobi, Kenya18—Jake MalonePointhoundFounderSummer 2023ConsumerUnknown5—
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Sam Yu
Founder/CTO·Moreta
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is the co-founder and CTO of Moreta. He studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and has extensive experience building and shipping consumer products. As the Head of Research & Development at Stems, he led the development of their first mobile app and generative AI product. During his internships at Apple, Google, Meta, and Uber, Sam worked on high-impact projects, including developing the instagram.com search feature used by over 50 million people.
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
