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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School10%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 10% of these rows have at least one match.
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan HymanFounder/CTO · CoastsF25B2B
- Jamie SunderlandFounder/CEO · CoastsF25B2B
- Yujian Yao@yyjhaoFounder/CEO · FlootS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kyler Blue@kylerblueFounder/CEO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Matthew Portner@portnerFounder · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Raymond (George) Kennedy@franzwarningFounder/CTO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Simon Farshid@simonfarshidFounder/CEO · assistant-uiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Swerdlow@benswerdFounder/CEO · FreestyleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob ZwangFounder/CTO · FreestyleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Katia BazziFounder/CTO · VibeS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ray MorganFounder/CEO · VibeS24B2B · San Francisco
- Leon OstrežFounder/CTO · PaziW24B2B
- Zvonimir SabljićFounder · PaziW24B2B
- Ben Reinhart@benjreinhartFounder · MochaS23B2B · San Francisco
- Nicholas Charriere@nichocharFounder · MochaS23B2B · San Francisco
- Civan Ozseyhan@civanozseyhanFounder · refineS23B2B · San Francisco
- Eren Erkalkan@piyerroFounder · refineS23B2B · San Francisco
- Omer Aplak@omerfarukaplakFounder · refineS23B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Shumaker@BenShumaker_Founder · RepaintS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Christopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisDan HymanCoastsFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Jamie SunderlandCoastsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Yujian YaoFlootFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yyjhaoKyler BlueWavedashFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/kylerblueMatthew PortnerWavedashFounderSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/portnerRaymond (George) KennedyWavedash2× YCFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/franzwarningSimon Farshidassistant-uiFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/simonfarshidBenjamin SwerdlowFreestyleFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/benswerdJacob ZwangFreestyleFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Katia BazziVibeFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ray MorganVibeFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Leon OstrežPaziFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BUnknown7—Zvonimir SabljićPaziFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown7—Ben ReinhartMochaFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/benjreinhartNicholas CharriereMochaFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/nichocharCivan OzseyhanrefineFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/civanozseyhanEren ErkalkanrefineFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/piyerroOmer AplakrefineFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/omerfarukaplakBen ShumakerRepaintFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BenShumaker_
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Dan Hyman
Founder/CTO·Coasts
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Senior Engineer and Cloud/AWS expert with experience leading teams building enterprise applications and infrastructure. In a past life, I was a chef at a James Beard award winning restaurant.
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
CoastsLocalhost service isolation and orchestration for git worktrees
Co-foundersJamie Sunderland
