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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.Bio87%Bio coverage: 87% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Phillip Yan@PhillipYan2Founder/CEO · MaingenS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Robert Qiu@whatsrobdoing_Founder/CEO · MOCHI.TVS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Chris Hailey@realChrisHaileyFounder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chetan Manda@theblackmandaFounder/CPO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Parth Maheshwari@_ParthVader_Founder/CTO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Utkarsh SinhaFounder/CEO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Eric Liu@ericliujtFounder/CTO · TotalisX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Saksham Aggarwal@sxmawlFounder/CEO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Adair Borges@AdairLBorgesFounder · Ditto BiosciencesW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rushil AgarwalFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Christian Pickett@chrisspickettFounder/CEO · OrthogonalW26B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Mikus@dbmikusFounder/CEO · AmikaF25B2B · New York
- Jakub Cichon@jdcamikaFounder/CTO · AmikaF25B2B · New York
- Anirudh Pupneja@AnirudhPupnejaFounder/CTO · RedaptoF25B2B · San Francisco
- David Maulick@davidmaulickFounder/CEO · Scott AIF25B2B · New York
- Janak Sunil@janaksunilFounder/CEO · Specific LabsF25B2B · San Francisco
- Abhay Gupta@abhaygupta_ethFounder/CEO · FrizzleS25Education · New York
- Quang Hoang@qhoang09Founder/CEO · VybeX25B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil Srinivasan@nvsFounder/CEO · InfiniteW25Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Phillip YanMaingenFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/PhillipYan2Robert QiuMOCHI.TVFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/whatsrobdoing_Chris HaileyOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realChrisHaileyChetan MandaMochatradeFounder/CPOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/theblackmandaParth MaheshwariMochatradeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/_ParthVader_Utkarsh SinhaMochatradeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Eric LiuTotalisFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ericliujtSaksham AggarwalCardboardFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sxmawlAdair BorgesDitto BiosciencesFounderWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AdairLBorgesRushil AgarwalHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100—Joseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Christian PickettOrthogonalFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/chrisspickettDylan MikusAmikaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/dbmikusJakub CichonAmikaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/jdcamikaAnirudh PupnejaRedaptoFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/AnirudhPupnejaDavid MaulickScott AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/davidmaulickJanak SunilSpecific LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/janaksunilAbhay GuptaFrizzleFounder/CEOSummer 2025EducationNew York, United States2https://x.com/abhaygupta_ethQuang HoangVybe2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/qhoang09Nikhil SrinivasanInfiniteFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nvs
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Rishabh Chanana
Founder·OS3
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
First computer at 7. Built one myself at 10. Wrote my first line of code at 12. Built my first rover at 17. Grad School at UCSD, Robotics & AI. NLP research with Harvard and Georgia Tech. Trained LLMs at ServiceNow & built patented ML systems. Now soldering and training robots at OS3.
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
OS3
Full Stack Robotics: Deploying US-Built Robots & Video Action Models
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteos3robotics.com/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersChris Hailey@realChrisHailey
