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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jacob BalajFounder/CTO · Hop AeroS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aidan Cantu@_aidan_cantu_Founder/CTO · F4 IndustriesS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Vamshi BalanagaFounder/CTO · PartclX25B2B · San Francisco
- Antony Samuel@antonysam2000Founder/CEO · ArtifactW25B2B · New York
- Corbin Klett@corbinklettFounder/CTO · ArtifactW25B2B · New York
- Ben Hylak@benhylakFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nikita ErmoshkinFounder · Airhart AeronauticsS22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Matt GialichFounder/CEO · AstroForgeW22Industrials · Los Angeles
- John YoungFounder · Avion SchoolW21Education · Manila
- Brook AyalnehFounder · AvionW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Chuma OgunwoleFounder/COO · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
- Kyle MooreFounder · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
- Michael NorciaFounder/CEO · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
- Nathan WhiteFounder/CEO · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jacob BalajHop AeroFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States6—Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Aidan CantuF4 IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/_aidan_cantu_Vamshi BalanagaPartclFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Antony SamuelArtifactFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/antonysam2000Corbin KlettArtifactFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/corbinklettBen HylakRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/benhylakNikita ErmoshkinAirhart AeronauticsFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9—Matt GialichAstroForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—John YoungAvion SchoolFounderWinter 2021EducationManila, Philippines4—Brook AyalnehAvionFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States——Chuma OgunwolePykaFounder/COOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—Kyle MoorePykaFounderSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—Michael NorciaPykaFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—Nathan WhitePykaFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—
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Paul Shin
Founder/CEO·F4 Industries
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO & Co-Founder @ F4 | Previously Mechanical Design Engineer @ Tesla Drive Unit where I owned 6 CyberCab & SEMI production parts and led the global drive unit heat exchanger program producing 3M+ units annually | Earlier, pioneered liquid-bipropellant rocketry @ UA & UC Berkeley
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
F4 IndustriesThe GD&T Analysis Platform for Engineering Drawings
Co-foundersAidan Cantu@_aidan_cantu_
