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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.Bio65%Bio coverage: 65% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Vannara@victorvannaraFounder/CTO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Francois Chollet@fcholletFounder · NdeaW26Industrials
- Mike Knoop@mikeknoopFounder · NdeaW26Industrials
- Ben RubinFounder/CEO · NorraF25Healthcare · New York
- Yining ZhangFounder/CTO · NorraF25Healthcare · New York
- Kofi AnsongFounder/CEO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Kristy GaoFounder/CTO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Hsia@AlexYHsiaFounder · GaitF24B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle LiFounder · GaitF24B2B · San Francisco
- Nate Sesti@NateSestiFounder · ContinueS23B2B · San Francisco
- Ty Dunn@tylerjdunnFounder · ContinueS23B2B · San Francisco
- Joschka Braun@joschkabraunFounder · PareaS23B2B · New York
- Stefan Krawczyk@stefkrawczykFounder · DAGWorks Inc.W23B2B · San Francisco
- Amit BarFounder · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Sultan Alkhayal@sultankmeFounder · Drahim 💰S22Fintech · Riyadh
- Yasser AlshurihiFounder · Drahim 💰S22Fintech · Riyadh
- Raimie Tang@raimietangFounder · HypestreamS22B2B · Singapore
- Alex Federation@afederationFounder · Talus BioS21Healthcare · Seattle
- Vivek Prakash@vivekprakashFounder · CodingalW21Education · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxVictor VannaraTropeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/victorvannaraFrancois CholletNdeaFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown15https://x.com/fcholletMike KnoopNdeaFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown15https://x.com/mikeknoopBen RubinNorraFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2—Yining ZhangNorraFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2—Kofi AnsongCenoteFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kristy GaoCenoteFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Alex HsiaGaitFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AlexYHsiaKyle LiGaitFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nate SestiContinueFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/NateSestiTy DunnContinueFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/tylerjdunnJoschka BraunPareaFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/joschkabraunStefan KrawczykDAGWorks Inc.FounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/stefkrawczykAmit BarChordioFounderSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4—Sultan AlkhayalDrahim 💰FounderSummer 2022FintechRiyadh, Saudi Arabia8https://x.com/sultankmeYasser AlshurihiDrahim 💰FounderSummer 2022FintechRiyadh, Saudi Arabia8—Raimie TangHypestreamFounderSummer 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore2https://x.com/raimietangAlex FederationTalus BioFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSeattle, United States16https://x.com/afederationVivek PrakashCodingalFounderWinter 2021EducationBengaluru, India100https://x.com/vivekprakash
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Ben Rubin
Founder/CEO·Norra
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building the AI equipment operations platform for nursing facilities. CS + Math at Rice. Spent 1,000+ hours in hospitals and nursing facilities observing broken operations firsthand.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
