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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dorsa Rohani@dorsa_rohaniFounder · MosaicS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Patil@shubhampatilsdFounder · MosaicS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kaushik ASP@kacppianFounder · BentoLabs AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Lakshya Gupta@tokenawareFounder/CTO · Lab0X26B2B · San Francisco
- Aayam Bansal@aayambansalFounder/CEO · Synthetic SciencesW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ishaan GangwaniFounder/CTO · Synthetic SciencesW26B2B · San Francisco
- Kaivalya Hariharan@KaivuHariharanFounder/CEO · FulcrumS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Wu@Jerr_WuFounder/CEO · HalluminateS25B2B · San Francisco
- Wyatt Marshall@wgm752Founder/CTO · HalluminateS25B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Cheng@victorxhengFounder/CEO · vly.aiF24B2B · San Francisco
- Madhav Jha@madhavjhaFounder/CTO · EmergentS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Mukund Jha@mukundjhaFounder/CEO · EmergentS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Anmol WarmanFounder · Caire HealthS21Healthcare
- Pranav WarmanFounder · Caire HealthS21Healthcare
- Roshan WarmanFounder · Caire HealthS21Healthcare
- Daniel MazurFounder · SwiftSkuW21B2B · New York
- Swapnil JainFounder/CEO · Observe.AIW18B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Rangel@RangelAlexanderFounder · RavtiS14Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Chris GinterFounder · RavtiS14Real Estate and Construction · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dorsa RohaniMosaicFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dorsa_rohaniShubham PatilMosaicFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shubhampatilsdKaushik ASPBentoLabs AIFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/kacppianLakshya GuptaLab0Founder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/tokenawareAayam BansalSynthetic SciencesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aayambansalIshaan GangwaniSynthetic SciencesFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kaivalya HariharanFulcrumFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/KaivuHariharanJerry WuHalluminateFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/Jerr_WuWyatt MarshallHalluminateFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/wgm752Victor Chengvly.aiFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/victorxhengMadhav JhaEmergentFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/madhavjhaMukund JhaEmergentFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/mukundjhaAnmol WarmanCaire HealthFounderSummer 2021HealthcareUnknown3—Pranav WarmanCaire HealthFounderSummer 2021HealthcareUnknown3—Roshan WarmanCaire HealthFounderSummer 2021HealthcareUnknown3—Daniel MazurSwiftSkuFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States35—Swapnil JainObserve.AIFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States240—Alex RangelRavtiFounderSummer 2014Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States17https://x.com/RangelAlexanderChris GinterRavtiFounderSummer 2014Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States17—
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Kaivalya Hariharan
Founder/CEO·Fulcrum
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
MIT CS & Math ’24. MEng AI candidate under Jacob Andreas (LINGO) group. Best Paper—NeurIPS ML Safety ’22; follow-up at NeurIPS ’23 and benchmark paper accepted to NeurIPS ’24. Emergent Ventures Fellow ’25. Founder of MAIA (MIT AI Alignment). Research stints at Redwood Research and Truthful AI. USABO Nationals finalist (camper), two-time AIME qualifier.
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
FulcrumThe agentic debugger for AI systems
Co-foundersUzay Girit@uzpg_
