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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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Alisa Wu
Founder/CEO·Bluma
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Bluma. Featured on NYT and San Francisco Chronicle. Prev UWaterloo Engineering & self-driving SWE at Zoox (Amazon).
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
BlumaCanva for short-form video ads
Co-foundersStephen Ni@stephen_turtles
