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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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-company15%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 15% of these rows have at least one match.School23%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 23% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lewis BlackwoodFounder/CTO · RexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Merlin Kafka@merlinkafkaFounder/CEO · RexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Arlen AbrahamFounder · Cascade SpaceX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Sergio Oliveira Bergmann@SergioOBergmannFounder · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- James HeFounder/CEO · Artificial SocietiesW25B2B · London
- Patrick SharpeFounder/CPO · Artificial SocietiesW25B2B · London
- Tomer KullaFounder/CTO · ConntourW25Industrials · Tel Aviv
- Lin Ling@linnyismsFounder/CEO · ModusS24B2B · Austin
- Anish BhardwajFounder/CTO · VendraS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Shan Mohta@shanmohtaFounder/CEO · VendraS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Philip AbelFounder/CTO · ClevaW24Fintech · Lagos
- Marcel Tan@Marcel7anFounder/CEO · TuskW24B2B · San Francisco
- Molly AbbottFounder · ConstructableS23Real Estate and Construction · Santa Barbara
- Sam O'Keefe@samokFounder · FlexS23Fintech
- Jonathan Tiret@jtiretFounder · UpstreamS23B2B · Paris
- Kaushik SrinivasanFounder · compliant-llmW23B2B · San Francisco
- Neha Nupoor@nupoor_nehaFounder · compliant-llmW23B2B · San Francisco
- Andy Day@adayNUFounder · FabiusW23B2B · San Francisco
- Neil MadsenFounder · FabiusW23B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Lee@AlexLee611Founder · TruewindW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lewis BlackwoodRexFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Merlin KafkaRexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/merlinkafkaArlen AbrahamCascade SpaceFounderSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Sergio Oliveira BergmannMesmerFounderSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/SergioOBergmannJames HeArtificial SocietiesFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom12—Patrick SharpeArtificial SocietiesFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom12—Tomer KullaConntourFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsTel Aviv, Israel15—Lin LingModusFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BAustin, United States3https://x.com/linnyismsAnish BhardwajVendraFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Shan MohtaVendraFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/shanmohtaPhilip AbelClevaFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechLagos, Nigeria30—Marcel TanTuskFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/Marcel7anMolly AbbottConstructableFounderSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionSanta Barbara, United States6—Sam O'KeefeFlex2× YCFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown8https://x.com/samokJonathan TiretUpstreamFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France7https://x.com/jtiretKaushik Srinivasancompliant-llmFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Neha Nupoorcompliant-llmFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nupoor_nehaAndy DayFabiusFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/adayNUNeil MadsenFabiusFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Alex LeeTruewindFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/AlexLee611
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João de Paula
Founder/CTO·Glio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2013
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CEO at Mesmer (P25), the operating system for agentic engineering teams. Previously cofounder at Origin Financial ($400M) and Glio (S13), first LatAm company to go through YC. Serial entrepreneur, self-taught engineer, and product leader with 15 years of experience making something people love.
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
2× YC founderSerial founder · self-declared
- S13GlioInactive · this entry
- X25MesmerActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Also founded · 1 more YC company
MesmerActiveSpring 2025The operating system for the 100x Engineering Team
B2BBerlin, Germany7Open this entry
