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Known for these resultsRole69%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 69% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aliyan Ishfaq@MAliyanIshfaqFounder/CEO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shaurnav GhoshFounder/CTO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shrish Janarthanan@shrishj5Founder/COO · AssembleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aman Raj@arxneo14Founder/CEO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarthak Aggarwal@_sarthak4Founder/CTO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Asaph Kupferman@KupfermanAsaphFounder/CEO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Jonah KayeFounder/CTO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Hudson Griffith@hudson_griFounder/CEO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marinos Eliades@marinoeliadesFounder/CTO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dasmer Singh@dasmersinghFounder/CEO · AllowanceX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Devon KrapchoFounder/CEO · CohesionX26B2B · New York
- Matt MunnsFounder · CohesionX26B2B · New York
- Matthew McBrien@mmcbrien4Founder · CohesionX26B2B · New York
- Anand-Arnaud Pajaniradjane@anandPa94Founder/CEO · ScopeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Xu@matthew_xu23Founder · Agentic FabriqW26B2B · San Francisco
- Paulina Xu@paulinazhxuFounder/CEO · Agentic FabriqW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ashish Selvaraj@asheeeeeshhFounder · ApproximaW26B2B · Toronto
- Ethan Pronev@ethanpronevFounder · ApproximaW26B2B · Toronto
- Nolan Rossi@NolanRossi100Founder/CEO · ForemanW26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kevan DodhiaFounder/CTO · AlterS25B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aliyan IshfaqAssembleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/MAliyanIshfaqShaurnav GhoshAssembleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shrish JanarthananAssembleFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/shrishj5Aman RajDecaworkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arxneo14Sarthak AggarwalDecaworkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_sarthak4Asaph KupfermanFloraceneFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/KupfermanAsaphJonah KayeFloraceneFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Hudson GriffithPrizedFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudson_griMarinos EliadesPrizedFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marinoeliadesDasmer SinghAllowanceFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/dasmersinghDevon KrapchoCohesionFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Matt MunnsCohesionFounderSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Matthew McBrienCohesionFounderSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/mmcbrien4Anand-Arnaud PajaniradjaneScopeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anandPa94Matthew XuAgentic FabriqFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/matthew_xu23Paulina XuAgentic FabriqFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/paulinazhxuAshish SelvarajApproximaFounderWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/asheeeeeshhEthan PronevApproximaFounderWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/ethanpronevNolan RossiForemanFounder/CEOWinter 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NolanRossi100Kevan DodhiaAlterFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—
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Kevan Dodhia
Founder/CTO·Alter
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO of Alter (YC S25), a zero-trust identity and access control platform for AI agents. Previously technical co-founder of Compute.ai, where we built a compute engine 5x faster than EMR Spark and sold into highly regulated enterprises like LSEG. Compute.ai was acquired by Terizza in 2025.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
AlterSecure access control and authorization platform for agent workflows
Co-foundersSrikar Dandamuraju@realsreeks
