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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Damian ChngFounder · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Daniel Kathein@danielkatheinFounder/CTO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Philip Ho@dopadealerFounder/CEO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Alisa Wu@_alisawuFounder/CEO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Ni@stephen_turtlesFounder/CTO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gauri Agarwal@gauriagarwal99Founder/CTO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Mehul Agarwal@meh_agarwalFounder/CEO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Aryan Sawhney@aryansawhney17Founder/CTO · NarrativeF25B2B · New York
- Erik VankFounder/CEO · NarrativeF25B2B · New York
- Victor ChapmanFounder/CPO · NarrativeF25B2B · New York
- Archish ArunFounder · cocreateS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Tamish PulappadiFounder/CEO · cocreateS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Shraman Kar@ShramanKarFounder/CTO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas Kar@KarShreyasFounder/CEO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Arjun Talati@arjuntalatiFounder/CPO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan MaynardFounder/COO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ritam RanaFounder/CEO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ritvik VaradaFounder/CTO · KnowlifyS25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Damian ChngAbsurdFounderFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6—Daniel KatheinAbsurdFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/danielkatheinPhilip HoAbsurdFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/dopadealerAlisa WuBlumaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_alisawuStephen NiBlumaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/stephen_turtlesGauri AgarwalKoyalFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gauriagarwal99Mehul AgarwalKoyalFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/meh_agarwalAryan SawhneyNarrativeFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/aryansawhney17Erik VankNarrativeFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Victor ChapmanNarrativeFounder/CPOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Archish AruncocreateFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Tamish PulappadicocreateFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Shraman KarGolpoFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ShramanKarShreyas KarGolpoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/KarShreyasArjun TalatiKnowlifyFounder/CPOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/arjuntalatiJonathan MaynardKnowlifyFounder/COOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Ritam RanaKnowlifyFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Ritvik VaradaKnowlifyFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—
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Jonathan Maynard
Founder/COO·Knowlify
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building @ Knowlify (YC S25) | I am passionate about physics, machine learning research, and changing the way people learn.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KnowlifyThe AI Explainer Video Maker
