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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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% 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.
- Cameron Malloy@CameronMalloy_Founder/CTO · StudioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikita MullangiFounder/CEO · StudioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ben OngFounder/CEO · LightsprintX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aleks TomovskiFounder/CTO · ModernX26B2B · San Francisco
- Perbhat Kumar@perbhatkFounder/CEO · AnchorheadW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Krish Iyengar@Krish5IyengarFounder/CEO · Pixley AIF25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Pranit Agrawal@PranitAgrawal4Founder/CTO · Pixley AIF25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Brandon YaoFounder/COO · SemioticF25B2B · San Francisco
- Bryan GrisalesFounder/CTO · SemioticF25B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Roberson@michaelhrobersnFounder/CEO · SemioticF25B2B · San Francisco
- Brendan Kellam@bshizzle28Founder/CTO · SourcebotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander Schiff@schiffyalexFounder/CEO · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- Tamish PulappadiFounder/CEO · cocreateS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Chia-Lun Wu@leowuheraFounder/CTO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Emir Karabeg@emkaraFounder/CEO · SimX25B2B · San Francisco
- Waleed Latif@typingwalaFounder/CTO · SimX25B2B · San Francisco
- Kyler Blue@kylerblueFounder/CEO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Kashyap Achar@_kashrocksFounder · BezelW25B2B · New York
- Konstantin PaulusFounder/CEO · Diffusion StudioF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano@danielbulhosaFounder · VariantF24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Cameron MalloyStudioFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/CameronMalloy_Nikita MullangiStudioFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ben OngLightsprintFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aleks TomovskiModernFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Perbhat KumarAnchorheadFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/perbhatkKrish IyengarPixley AIFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/Krish5IyengarPranit AgrawalPixley AIFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/PranitAgrawal4Brandon YaoSemioticFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Bryan GrisalesSemioticFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Michael RobersonSemioticFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/michaelhrobersnBrendan KellamSourcebotFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/bshizzle28Alexander SchiffChannel3Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/schiffyalexTamish PulappadicocreateFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Chia-Lun WuHeraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/leowuheraEmir KarabegSimFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/emkaraWaleed LatifSimFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/typingwalaKyler BlueWavedashFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/kylerblueKashyap AcharBezelFounderWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/_kashrocksKonstantin PaulusDiffusion StudioFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Daniel Bulhosa SolorzanoVariantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/danielbulhosa
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Brandon Yao
Founder/COO·Semiotic
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size3
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
COO @ Semiotic. Studied Computer Science and Economics at Columbia before dropping out. Previously did research with the Chief Economist of OpenAI and worked at a handful of YC-backed startups.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
SemioticStudio-Grade Design at Scale
