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Known for these resultsRole89%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 89% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Brent Burdick@BingBongBrentFounder/CEO · Confluence LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Niranjan BaskaranFounder/CTO · Confluence LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ayaan ParikhFounder/CEO · ConvexiaS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rahul VijayanFounder/CTO · ConvexiaS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Derek YeFounder/CTO · MaximalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Leeds Rising@LeedsRisingFounder/CEO · MaximalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Alan Wells@alanwellsFounder/CEO · RocketableW25B2B · San Francisco
- Maxime Allouch@_maximallFounder · Vera HealthS24Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Brent BurdickConfluence LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BingBongBrentNiranjan BaskaranConfluence LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ayaan ParikhConvexiaFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Rahul VijayanConvexiaFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Derek YeMaximalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Leeds RisingMaximalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/LeedsRisingAlan WellsRocketableFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alanwellsMaxime AllouchVera HealthFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/_maximall
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Leeds Rising
Founder/CEO·Maximal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO and founder of Maximal (YC S25). Career across logistics, fintech, devtools, massive-scale data platforms. Studied CS + Operations Research at Cornell, Columbia. Math, history of technology, philosophy of mind/ethics. Grew up in family's 3PL business, PM for Stuffstr (last-mile delivery in UK), optimized throughput as an engineer for Amazon's BOS3 DC under Kiva Robotics. Passionate about (kite-) surfing, squash, running, longevity.
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
MaximalTruckload Planning at Machine Precision
Co-foundersDerek Ye
