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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hammad MalikFounder/CEO · Uplift AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zaid Qureshi@zqureshi_Founder/CTO · Uplift AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayush JasujaFounder · Speedy LabsW23B2B · Toronto
- Jatin Mehta@j1mehtaFounder · Speedy LabsW23B2B · Toronto
- Ranti Dev SharmaFounder · Speedy LabsW23B2B · Toronto
- Maokai LinFounder/CTO · SmarkingW15B2B · San Francisco
- Wen Sang@sang_wenFounder/CEO · SmarkingW15B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hammad MalikUplift AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Zaid QureshiUplift AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zqureshi_Ayush JasujaSpeedy LabsFounderWinter 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—Jatin MehtaSpeedy LabsFounderWinter 2023B2BToronto, Canada8https://x.com/j1mehtaRanti Dev SharmaSpeedy LabsFounderWinter 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—Maokai LinSmarkingFounder/CTOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States17—Wen SangSmarkingFounder/CEOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States17https://x.com/sang_wen
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Hammad Malik
Founder/CEO·Uplift AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO at Uplift AI. Building Voice Models for regional languages. Previously developed voice technology at Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa for about 9 years. Cornell University alumni.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Uplift AI
Foundational Voice Models for regional languages
Co-foundersZaid Qureshi@zqureshi_
