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Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Edmond NiuFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob ChiaFounder/CTO · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Sid Unnithan@SidUnnithanFounder · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Robert Qiu@whatsrobdoing_Founder/CEO · MOCHI.TVS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Angus Muffatti@dirtmanFounder/CEO · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Julian Fried@JulianFriedFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Stephen Lin@PerandexFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Fred FooksFounder/CTO · DayjobX26B2B · London
- George PostlethwaiteFounder/CEO · DayjobX26B2B · London
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jan SahagunFounder/COO · TrellisX26B2B · San Francisco
- Lodovico BenvenutiFounder/CEO · TrellisX26B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Thomas@josephpthomasFounder · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Owen Botkin@owenbotkinFounder/CEO · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Qasim Munye@qasimmunyeFounder · MenzaW26B2B · London
- Sam Kaplan@samrkaplanFounder/CEO · RemixW26Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edmond NiuAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanBenjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Jacob ChiaEvergroveFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Sid UnnithanEvergroveFounderSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/SidUnnithanRobert QiuMOCHI.TVFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/whatsrobdoing_Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaHisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Angus MuffattiAdvanced Metal ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/dirtmanJulian FriedAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/JulianFriedStephen LinAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/PerandexFred FooksDayjobFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—George PostlethwaiteDayjobFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Andrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJan SahagunTrellisFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Lodovico BenvenutiTrellisFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Joseph ThomasForumFounderWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/josephpthomasOwen BotkinForumFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/owenbotkinQasim MunyeMenzaFounderWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/qasimmunyeSam KaplanRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/samrkaplan
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Jacob Chia
Founder/CTO·Evergrove
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO. We build agents for healthcare enterprises. Prev AI engineer at Newfront (Acq for $1.3B). Was on the platform team, wrote code for millions of authentication and authorization interactions at Newfront; Refactored file management for millions of mission critical insurance files. Cofounder and I built fully autonomous insurance placements in 2025 - negotiating insurance coverage over email for policies between 300k to 1 million USD, achieving 15-20% cost reduction.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
EvergroveVoice agents that accelerate care coordination in workers' comp
IndustryHealthcare
Websiteevergrovelabs.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationNew York, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersSid Unnithan@SidUnnithan
