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Known for these resultsRole14%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 14% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company7%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 7% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nazli Danis@nazlidanisFounder/CEO · PalomaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Joshi@Adityaj101Founder · Blume BenefitsW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Ethan HouFounder · Blume BenefitsW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Varun Verma@TranquilVarunFounder · Blume BenefitsW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Loic VeillardFounder · BlitzS22B2B · San Francisco
- Bently Nixon@BentlyNixonFounder · BlitzllamaW22B2B · Bengaluru
- Joel KoshyFounder · BlitzllamaW22B2B · Bengaluru
- Rahul Mallapur@rahul_mallapurFounder · BlitzllamaW22B2B · Bengaluru
- Brandon Bayer@flybayerFounder · RavionW22B2B · Dayton
- Akshath Sivaprasad@heyitakiFounder · PantheonW20Education · San Francisco
- Ali Ahmed@ali_aka_ahmedFounder · PantheonW20Education · San Francisco
- Justin DuanFounder/CEO · BlitzIQW19B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan LinFounder · Blitz EsportsS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Rick LingFounder · Blitz EsportsS15Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nazli DanisPalomaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nazlidanisAditya JoshiBlume BenefitsFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Adityaj101Ethan HouBlume Benefits2× YCFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States3—Varun VermaBlume BenefitsFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/TranquilVarunLoic VeillardBlitzFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Bently NixonBlitzllamaFounderWinter 2022B2BBengaluru, India7https://x.com/BentlyNixonJoel KoshyBlitzllamaFounderWinter 2022B2BBengaluru, India7—Rahul MallapurBlitzllamaFounderWinter 2022B2BBengaluru, India7https://x.com/rahul_mallapurBrandon BayerRavionFounderWinter 2022B2BDayton, United States3https://x.com/flybayerAkshath SivaprasadPantheonFounderWinter 2020EducationSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/heyitakiAli AhmedPantheonFounderWinter 2020EducationSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ali_aka_ahmedJustin DuanBlitzIQFounder/CEOWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Jonathan LinBlitz EsportsFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Rick LingBlitz EsportsFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Alex Avnit
Founder/CRO·Paloma
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CRO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CRO and co-founder @ Paloma | Previously Head of Deel’s EOR Business Unit - their fastest-growing and highest revenue-generating product | Quant & Data scientist by trade.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
