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Known for these resultsRole59%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 59% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School7%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 7% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ryan Nowicki Stewart@rywicksFounder/CEO · PennantS26Fintech · New York
- Tomas Taylor@0xtotaylorFounder/CTO · PennantS26Fintech · New York
- Michael Belhassen@michaelblhssnFounder/CEO · ANORIAX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Gaurav Paliwal@qavravFounder/CTO · ValCtrlX26Fintech · New York
- Sarth Garg@gargsarthak678Founder/CEO · ValCtrlX26Fintech · New York
- Wye Yew Ho@WyeYewFounder/CEO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zi Zhang@zizixcmFounder/CTO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Dima Yanovsky@yanovskydFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gregory Makodzeba@youfelllFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Catherine Jue@juecd__Founder/CEO · KERNELS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rafael Garcia@rfgarciaFounder/CTO · KERNELS25B2B · San Francisco
- Milo SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Owen SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Lev KokotovFounder/CEO · PgDogX25B2B · San Francisco
- Liam Collins@liam_a_collinsFounder/CEO · ProxisS24B2B · San Francisco
- Faisal Ilaiwi@faisalilaiwiFounder · IntunedS22B2B · Seattle
- Ismael Belkhayat@ismaelbelkhayatFounder · ChariS21Consumer · Casablanca
- Sophia Alj@alj_sophiaFounder · ChariS21Consumer · Casablanca
- Akshay ShekhawatFounder · HyperbrowserS21B2B · San Francisco
- Shri Sukhani@SukhaniShriFounder · HyperbrowserS21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryan Nowicki StewartPennantFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/rywicksTomas TaylorPennantFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/0xtotaylorMichael BelhassenANORIAFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/michaelblhssnGaurav PaliwalValCtrlFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/qavravSarth GargValCtrlFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/gargsarthak678Wye Yew HoProximittyFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/WyeYewZi ZhangProximittyFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zizixcmDima YanovskyProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/yanovskydGregory MakodzebaProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/youfelllCatherine JueKERNEL2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/juecd__Rafael GarciaKERNEL2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/rfgarciaMilo SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Owen SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Lev KokotovPgDogFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Liam CollinsProxisFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/liam_a_collinsFaisal IlaiwiIntunedFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States15https://x.com/faisalilaiwiIsmael BelkhayatChariFounderSummer 2021ConsumerCasablanca, Morocco100https://x.com/ismaelbelkhayatSophia AljChariFounderSummer 2021ConsumerCasablanca, Morocco100https://x.com/alj_sophiaAkshay ShekhawatHyperbrowserFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shri SukhaniHyperbrowserFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SukhaniShri
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Owen Schwartz
Founder·Pangolin
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am the co-founder and CTO of Pangolin, an open source zero trust networking and infrastructure company. Before this, I worked as a founding engineer for 4 years on intelligent transportation systems and connectivity and monitoring solutions for public works.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Pangolin
Identity-aware VPN and proxy for remote access to anything, anywhere.
Co-foundersMilo Schwartz
