Founder Directory
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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% of these rows have at least one match.School42%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 42% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Joanathan McIntosh@joanathanlmcFounder/CEO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Philip MoniagaFounder/CTO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Mistry@akshaymistry8Founder · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ananth Sankaralingam@_ananthhhFounder/CEO · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Shijoon BaeFounder/CEO · FlowManualS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Michael Lin@immichaellinFounder/CTO · FlowManualS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- David PastewkaFounder · MarkerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Richard BerwickFounder · MarkerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Will Drevno@WillDrevnoFounder · MarkerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Francisco Dias@ffrandiasFounder/CTO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Najmuzzaman (Nazz) Mohammad@najmuzzamanFounder/CEO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew WongFounder/CEO · Poth LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mojmir HorvathFounder · Poth LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Arthur De Los Santos@_arthurdls_Founder/CTO · RindlerS26B2B · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeJoanathan McIntoshBillow AI LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/joanathanlmcPhilip MoniagaBillow AI LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Akshay MistryChromieFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akshaymistry8Ananth SankaralingamChromieFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_ananthhhJack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardDavid Shijoon BaeFlowManualFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Michael LinFlowManualFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/immichaellinDavid PastewkaMarker2× YCFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Richard BerwickMarker2× YCFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Will DrevnoMarker2× YCFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/WillDrevnoFrancisco DiasNexFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ffrandiasNajmuzzaman (Nazz) MohammadNexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/najmuzzamanShelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatMatthew WongPoth LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Mojmir HorvathPoth LabsFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Arthur De Los SantosRindlerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/_arthurdls_
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Akshay Mistry
Founder·Chromie
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at chromie.dev. Previously interned at Google (Gemini for Workspace), Plaid (Fraud Intelligence), and Amazon (Generative AI Music Search). MS and BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Georgia Tech. Published AI authentication research at MIT URTC (top 5). Founded Accelerate Tutors, a nonprofit that delivered 1500+ hours of tutoring to 300+ students.
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
