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Known for these resultsRole28%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 28% 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.Bio61%Bio coverage: 61% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Vivek NairFounder/CEO · MultifactorF25B2B · San Francisco
- Kevan DodhiaFounder/CTO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Srikar Dandamuraju@realsreeksFounder/CEO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Donovan SoFounder · BricksAIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Spike LuFounder · BricksAIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Firth@tdfirthFounder · CoteraW22B2B · New York
- Ernest SimFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Shawn LiamFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Surendhar Reddy Founder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Yi Sung (Sung) YongFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Jeff Whitlock@JeffreyWhitlockFounder · PingPongW21B2B · Orem
- Ned Rockson@nedrocksonFounder · SlashAuthW21B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas SalhuanaFounder · SlashAuthW21B2B · San Francisco
- Carl-Alain MemnonFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Christian-Robert Joseph@christianrjoFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Patrick De SuzaFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Ruben TadmorFounder/COO · The Supplant CompanyS18Consumer · Cambridge
- Tom SimmonsFounder/CEO · The Supplant CompanyS18Consumer · Cambridge
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Vivek NairMultifactorFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kevan DodhiaAlterFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Srikar DandamurajuAlterFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/realsreeksDonovan SoBricksAIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Spike LuBricksAIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tom FirthCoteraFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/tdfirthErnest SimAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Shawn LiamAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Surendhar Reddy AtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Yi Sung (Sung) YongAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Jeff WhitlockPingPongFounderWinter 2021B2BOrem, United States8https://x.com/JeffreyWhitlockNed RocksonSlashAuthFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nedrocksonNicolas SalhuanaSlashAuthFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Carl-Alain MemnonGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30—Christian-Robert JosephGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/christianrjoPatrick De SuzaGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30—Ruben TadmorThe Supplant CompanyFounder/COOSummer 2018ConsumerCambridge, United Kingdom15—Tom SimmonsThe Supplant CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2018ConsumerCambridge, United Kingdom15—
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Srikar Dandamuraju
Founder/CEO·Alter
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO of Alter (YC S25), a zero-trust identity and access control platform for AI agents. Former Platform Lead at Goldman Sachs, where I scaled GSAM’s post-trade infrastructure from single to multi-cluster and helped launch the GM Card. Before that, software engineer at Addepar and Clear Street.
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
AlterSecure access control and authorization platform for agent workflows
Co-foundersKevan Dodhia
