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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Liam McBrideFounder/CTO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip BaekFounder/CEO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Antonin Parrot@antonin_parrotFounder/CTO · River MarketsX26Fintech · San Francisco
- John Horton@johnjhortonFounder/CTO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Robin Horton@ExpectedParrotFounder/CEO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Amir Hanna@byAmirHannaFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Erik DahlFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Julia HudeaFounder · ParrotF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Tamish PulappadiFounder/CEO · cocreateS25Consumer · San Francisco
- David VillarrealFounder · Parrot Software 🦜S20B2B · Monterrey
- Roberto CebrianFounder · Parrot Software 🦜S20B2B · Monterrey
- Orion Parrott@orionparrottFounder/Founding CEO · LendsnapS16Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Liam McBrideParrotFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Phillip BaekParrotFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Antonin ParrotRiver MarketsFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/antonin_parrotJohn HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/johnjhortonRobin HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/ExpectedParrotAmir HannaParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/byAmirHannaErik DahlParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Julia HudeaParrotFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Tamish PulappadicocreateFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—David VillarrealParrot Software 🦜FounderSummer 2020B2BMonterrey, Mexico40—Roberto CebrianParrot Software 🦜FounderSummer 2020B2BMonterrey, Mexico40—Orion ParrottLendsnapFounder/Founding CEOSummer 2016FintechSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/orionparrott
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Erik Dahl
Founder·Parrot
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO & Co-founder @ Parrot 🦜. Learned Spanish, French, and Italian in 1 year showed me how broken language learning is. Now building Parrot to make people fluent, fast. (RIP Duolingo 👋)
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
Parrot
TikTok for language learning
