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Known for these resultsRole20%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 20% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company80%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 80% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- David GraunkeFounder · SafetyKitS23B2B · San Francisco
- Steven GuichardFounder · SafetyKitS23B2B · San Francisco
- Glen WiseFounder · CinderW22B2B · New York
- Phil BrennanFounder · CinderW22B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Christopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisDavid GraunkeSafetyKitFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Steven GuichardSafetyKitFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Glen WiseCinderFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States30—Phil BrennanCinderFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States30—
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Glen Wise
Founder·Cinder
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size30
BatchWinter 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
ex-USG ex-Meta After graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Glen joined Facebook as a security engineer to lead the build out of their community threat intelligence platform, working directly with Phil Brennan for over 3 years. Glen started Cinder in 2021 to help other companies solve similar trust and safety problems.
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
Cinder
Infrastructure to protect companies from AI abuse
Co-foundersPhil Brennan
