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Known for these resultsRole22%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 22% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- Shraman Kar@ShramanKarFounder/CTO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas Kar@KarShreyasFounder/CEO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Guang CuiFounder/CEO · Miyagi LabsW25Education · New York
- Tyrone Davis III@tyronedavisiiiFounder/CTO · Miyagi LabsW25Education · New York
- Anton KoenigFounder/CEO · VideoGenS24B2B · San Francisco
- David GrossmanFounder/CTO · VideoGenS24B2B · San Francisco
- Maggie Zhang@maggieqzhangFounder · Read BeanS23Consumer · New York
- Savannah LiuFounder · Read BeanS23Consumer · New York
- Chris Mansfield@ChrisM_GCFounder · GoodCourseW23B2B · London
- Omar MughalFounder · GoodCourseW23B2B · London
- Parth DetrojaFounder · Pair AIW23Consumer · New York
- Paul Kuruvilla@rohitpaulkFounder · CodeCraftersS22Consumer · San Francisco
- Sarup Banskota@sarupbanskotaFounder · CodeCraftersS22Consumer · San Francisco
- Joybroto GangulyFounder · AntWalkW22Education · Bengaluru
- Abdulhamid HaidarFounder · DarselW22Education · Amman
- Ambareesh BalajiFounder · HyperbeamW22B2B · Waterloo
- Philip ScottFounder · HyperbeamW22B2B · Waterloo
- Akshay SanghaiFounder/CEO · MySiviW22Education · Bengaluru
- Anoop Jaiswal@anoopjais1Founder · MySiviW22Education · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydShraman KarGolpoFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ShramanKarShreyas KarGolpoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/KarShreyasGuang CuiMiyagi LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationNew York, United States2—Tyrone Davis IIIMiyagi LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationNew York, United States2https://x.com/tyronedavisiiiAnton KoenigVideoGenFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—David GrossmanVideoGenFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Maggie ZhangRead BeanFounderSummer 2023ConsumerNew York, United States3https://x.com/maggieqzhangSavannah LiuRead BeanFounderSummer 2023ConsumerNew York, United States3—Chris MansfieldGoodCourseFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom8https://x.com/ChrisM_GCOmar MughalGoodCourseFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom8—Parth DetrojaPair AIFounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States2—Paul KuruvillaCodeCraftersFounderSummer 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/rohitpaulkSarup BanskotaCodeCraftersFounderSummer 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/sarupbanskotaJoybroto GangulyAntWalkFounderWinter 2022EducationBengaluru, India50—Abdulhamid HaidarDarselFounderWinter 2022EducationAmman, Jordan5—Ambareesh BalajiHyperbeamFounderWinter 2022B2BWaterloo, Canada3—Philip ScottHyperbeamFounderWinter 2022B2BWaterloo, Canada3—Akshay SanghaiMySiviFounder/CEOWinter 2022EducationBengaluru, India10—Anoop JaiswalMySiviFounderWinter 2022EducationBengaluru, India10https://x.com/anoopjais1
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Philip Scott
Founder·Hyperbeam
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2022
LocationWaterloo, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Philip is the co-founder and CEO of Hyperbeam, an API for embedding multiplayer web browsers. He studied software engineering at the University of Waterloo, where he met his co-founders Ambareesh Balaji and Declan Goncalves. For their capstone project, they created a watch party site called Tutturu.tv to watch anime with their friends. Tutturu.tv garnered 150K monthly active users and evolved into Hyperbeam. He has interned at numerous startups and big tech companies, including Lumina and Yahoo.
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
HyperbeamAPI for shared embeddable web browsers
Co-foundersAmbareesh Balaji
