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Known for these resultsRole19%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 19% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company12%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 12% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Nicolas YehFounder/CEO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Eric MillerFounder/CTO · AutoPallet RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Nathan YeeFounder/CEO · AutoPallet RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Abdulrahman AlnamlahFounder · SirdabW23B2B · Riyadh
- Naif AlzahriFounder · SirdabW23B2B · Riyadh
- Larry Ridwan@larry_ridwanFounder · Fresh FactoryW22B2B · Jakarta
- Widijastoro NugrohoFounder · Fresh FactoryW22B2B · Jakarta
- Ivo VerhaeghFounder · Powerhouse AIW22B2B · Singapore
- Kushal PillayFounder · Powerhouse AIW22B2B · Singapore
- VIJAY ANAND BHAGAVATULAFounder · ODWENS21B2B · Delhi
- AMIETH KUMARFounder · StownestS21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Ramesh Chincholi@chincholiFounder · StownestS21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Srinivasa MurthyFounder · StownestS21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Sudhindra Subbarao@sudhindra108Founder · StownestS21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Agustin Novillo SaraviaFounder · clicOHW21B2B · Buenos Aires
- Emiliano SeguraFounder · clicOHW21B2B · Buenos Aires
- Juan Martin AltamiranoFounder · clicOHW21B2B · Buenos Aires
- Niki Khokale@KhokaleNikiFounder · Fountain9W21B2B · San Francisco
- Rajas Lonkar@RajasLonkarFounder · Fountain9W21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joshua IbrahimManifoldFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Nicolas YehManifoldFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Eric MillerAutoPallet RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Nathan YeeAutoPallet RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Abdulrahman AlnamlahSirdabFounderWinter 2023B2BRiyadh, Saudi Arabia——Naif AlzahriSirdabFounderWinter 2023B2BRiyadh, Saudi Arabia——Larry RidwanFresh FactoryFounderWinter 2022B2BJakarta, Indonesia100https://x.com/larry_ridwanWidijastoro NugrohoFresh FactoryFounderWinter 2022B2BJakarta, Indonesia100—Ivo VerhaeghPowerhouse AIFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore6—Kushal PillayPowerhouse AIFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore6—VIJAY ANAND BHAGAVATULAODWENFounderSummer 2021B2BDelhi, India21—AMIETH KUMARStownestFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India80—Ramesh ChincholiStownestFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India80https://x.com/chincholiSrinivasa MurthyStownestFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India80—Sudhindra SubbaraoStownestFounderSummer 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India80https://x.com/sudhindra108Agustin Novillo SaraviaclicOHFounderWinter 2021B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina155—Emiliano SeguraclicOHFounderWinter 2021B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina155—Juan Martin AltamiranoclicOHFounderWinter 2021B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina155—Niki KhokaleFountain9FounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/KhokaleNikiRajas LonkarFountain9FounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/RajasLonkar
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Rajas Lonkar
Founder·Fountain9
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
CTO & Co-founder @ Fountain9 || Ex-Google (PM and Quant Research) || Ex-IBM (Advanced Analytics) || CMU Alum
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Fountain9Helping food brands and retailers reduce food wastage
Co-foundersNiki Khokale@KhokaleNiki
