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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School61%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 61% of these rows have at least one match.
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Beknazar Abdikamalov@beknabdikFounder/CEO · SpekoS26B2B · San Francisco
- Conor JonesFounder/CEO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- George KolokotronisFounder/CTO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- Robert Moss@mossr_jlFounder/CEO · ValgoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sydney KatzFounder/CTO · ValgoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Madhav Lavakare@madlavakFounder/CEO · AirCapsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Luigi CharlesFounder · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio CharlesFounder/CEO · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Braden WongFounder · EpicenterS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Jack Swisher@Jack__SwisherFounder/CTO · BelugaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Amandeep SinghFounder/CEO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Ramakant Yadav@yoursRYFounder/CTO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Jawad IqbalFounder/CTO · DelineateW25B2B · Boston
- Philip Miglinci@pmigatFounder · GlasskubeS24B2B
- Deshraj Yadav@deshrajdryFounder/CTO · Mem0S24B2B · San Francisco
- Tom HartkeFounder/CTO · UndermindS24B2B · San Francisco
- August ChenFounder/CEO · HazelW24Government · New York
- Elton LossnerFounder · HazelW24Government · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Safi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiBeknazar AbdikamalovSpekoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/beknabdikConor JonesSquidFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—George KolokotronisSquidFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—Robert MossValgoFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/mossr_jlSydney KatzValgoFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Madhav LavakareAirCapsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/madlavakLuigi CharlesThesisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sergio CharlesThesisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Braden WongEpicenterFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1—Jack SwisherBelugaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Jack__SwisherAmandeep SinghScalar FieldFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3—Ramakant YadavScalar FieldFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3https://x.com/yoursRYJawad IqbalDelineateFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BBoston, United States20—Philip MiglinciGlasskubeFounderSummer 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/pmigatDeshraj YadavMem0Founder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/deshrajdryTom HartkeUndermindFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States——August ChenHazelFounder/CEOWinter 2024GovernmentNew York, United States6—Elton LossnerHazelFounderWinter 2024GovernmentNew York, United States6—
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Braden Wong
Founder·Epicenter
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size1
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
At 18, I taught myself to code while studying ethics, politics, and economics at Yale. Since then, I’ve averaged ~10k commits/year and worked at three YC startups. I wrote my 65-page senior thesis on open-source governance and digital platforms. I care deeply about data ownership, open-source, and interdisciplinary thinking. https://github.com/braden-w/ I build tools to help automate the boring parts of my writing. Hopefully, something good comes from it!
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
EpicenterChatGPT's memory feature in an open, portable format
