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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric ZhuFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ian WangFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Elvin Fu@itsfuelvinFounder · CodeWispW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Noah Pacik-Nelson@noahpaciknelsonFounder/CEO · BootLoopS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rohil KhareFounder · SigmanticAIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tamzid RazzaqueFounder · SigmanticAIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Raul ZablahFounder/CTO · GaliniF24B2B · San Francisco
- Shaun AyrtonFounder/CEO · GaliniF24B2B · San Francisco
- Jonas EbrahimiFounder/CEO · KarmenF24Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Carter McClellanFounder · supercontrastF24B2B · San Francisco
- Shravan KumaranFounder · supercontrastF24B2B · San Francisco
- Elliott Thompson@elliott_thompsFounder/CTO · ideate.xyzS24B2B · London
- Rithwik Pattikonda@rithwikpatFounder/CEO · RogerS24B2B · Austin
- Ismail SalimFounder/CEO · RunLocal AIS24B2B · London
- Ivan Chan@ivanchanavinahFounder/CTO · RunLocal AIS24B2B · London
- JJ Maxwell@jjmaxwell4Founder · PolishedW24B2B · San Francisco
- Mark WaiFounder · PolishedW24B2B · San Francisco
- Dhiren BhatiaFounder · Inventive AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Gaurav NemadeFounder · Inventive AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Vishakh Hegde@vishakhhegdeFounder/CTO · Inventive AIS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric ZhuAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Ian WangAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Elvin FuCodeWispFounderWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/itsfuelvinNoah Pacik-NelsonBootLoopFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/noahpaciknelsonRohil KhareSigmanticAIFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tamzid RazzaqueSigmanticAIFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Raul ZablahGaliniFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shaun AyrtonGaliniFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jonas EbrahimiKarmenFounder/CEOFall 2024Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Carter McClellansupercontrastFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shravan KumaransupercontrastFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Elliott Thompsonideate.xyzFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/elliott_thompsRithwik PattikondaRogerFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BAustin, United States2https://x.com/rithwikpatIsmail SalimRunLocal AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Ivan ChanRunLocal AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/ivanchanavinahJJ MaxwellPolishedFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/jjmaxwell4Mark WaiPolished2× YCFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States——Dhiren BhatiaInventive AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Gaurav NemadeInventive AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Vishakh HegdeInventive AIFounder/CTOSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/vishakhhegde
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Noah Pacik-Nelson
Founder/CEO·BootLoop
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Noah is the co-founder and CEO of BootLoop. He was a researcher in Accenture’s AI Refinery, building agents for the Fortune 500. Prior, he worked on neuromorphic computing and ultra-low power AI at Accenture Labs and the MIT Media Lab. As CTO of the Ventilator Project, he led work on an FDA-authorized ventilator featured in the Smithsonian and winner of the Autodesk Excellence Award. He has three patents and seven papers across digital signal processing, energy harvesting, and 3D printing.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
BootLoop
Firmware in minutes, not months - rigorously tested on real hardware
Co-foundersChris Markus@chrism4rkus
