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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio77%Bio coverage: 77% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% 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.
- Joshua Wang@joshwqngsrFounder/CEO · AstraeaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Sanmay SaradaFounder/CTO · AstraeaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adam RonFounder/CEO · SoriaX26Fintech · New York
- Avi Peltz@avimakesrobotsFounder/CPO · SupersetX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Wax@AdamWax3Founder/CTO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nanda Guntupalli@nandaguntupalliFounder/CEO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Adam AlSayyad@adam_alsayyadFounder/CEO · CascadeW26B2B · San Francisco
- Oscar AdamssonFounder/CPO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Adam Gamieldien@AdamGamieldienFounder/CRO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Gurveer Singh@gurveersingh299Founder/CEO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac Nichols@_apisaacFounder/CTO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Wazzan@cmdhausFounder/CTO · OrchidX25B2B · San Francisco
- Adam MhatreFounder/CTO · PhotoniumX25B2B · New York
- Aaron Li@aaronhetengliFounder · AdamW25B2B · San Francisco
- Zach Dive@zachdiveFounder/CEO · AdamW25B2B · San Francisco
- Adam ChandlerFounder/CEO · PermitifyW25Real Estate and Construction · Salt Lake City
- Adam IsemanFounder/CEO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
- Adam BowenFounder/CEO · TergleW25B2B · New York
- Adam Cohen@adambcohen93Founder/CEO · WeaveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Suskin@AdamSuskinFounder/CEO · CroutonF24B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joshua WangAstraeaFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/joshwqngsrSanmay SaradaAstraeaFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Adam RonSoriaFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Avi PeltzSupersetFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/avimakesrobotsAdam WaxTaigaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdamWax3Nanda GuntupalliTaigaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nandaguntupalliAdam AlSayyadCascadeFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/adam_alsayyadOscar AdamssonStiltaFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4—Adam GamieldienCertus AIFounder/CROSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/AdamGamieldienGurveer SinghCertus AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/gurveersingh299Isaac NicholsCertus AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/_apisaacAdam WazzanOrchidFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/cmdhausAdam MhatrePhotoniumFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Aaron LiAdamFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/aaronhetengliZach DiveAdamFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/zachdiveAdam ChandlerPermitifyFounder/CEOWinter 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSalt Lake City, United States2—Adam IsemanRed Barn RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—Adam BowenTergleFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States——Adam CohenWeaveFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/adambcohen93Adam SuskinCroutonFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/AdamSuskin
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Isaac Nichols
Founder/CTO·Certus AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO of Certus AI. I got my start at 16 with a full-time internship at Falcon Eye Drones. Since then, I’ve built AI systems across logistics, telecom, and restaurant tech, always focused on automation and operational leverage. Before Certus, I was a founding engineer at Hive AI, co-founded 2 startups, and built a full-stack hospitality management system. That gave me deep insight into how restaurants really run, and why fixing the phone line had to be next.
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
Certus AIReplacing the restaurant phone line with Voice AI
