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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio68%Bio coverage: 68% 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.School15%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 15% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aakar Khanna@khannaunoFounder/CEO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Arjun Chaliha@arjunjchalihaFounder/CTO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Albert CaiFounder/CEO · HarborX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nathan H. Leung@nathanhleungFounder/CTO · HarborX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andres Garza@andresfgg_Founder/CTO · qomplementX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kerim Taray@kerimtarayFounder/CEO · qomplementX26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher AckerFounder/CEO · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yuta Baba@yuta__babaFounder · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Guthal@akguthalFounder/CTO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Andres Santanilla@asantanillajFounder/CEO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Anushka Idamekorala@anushkaidameFounder/CTO · LogicalF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Karu@SamKaru_Founder/CEO · LogicalF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff Mao@JeffMao_Founder/CEO · SellRazeF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Tyler Ma@tylerma_Founder/CTO · SellRazeF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Thomas Shelley@tsh3llFounder/CEO · MagneticS25B2B · San Francisco
- Artur Romanov@K1ngArtesFounder/CTO · TraceS25B2B · London
- Aaron Carver@aaronmaxcarverFounder/CTO · chrtX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Kyle Reagan@based_kyle_Founder/CEO · chrtX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Eva HergetFounder/CEO · MisprintW25Consumer · New York
- Archit MehtaFounder/CEO · StampW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aakar KhannaMarbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/khannaunoArjun ChalihaMarbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/arjunjchalihaAlbert CaiHarborFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Nathan H. LeungHarborFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nathanhleungAndres GarzaqomplementFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/andresfgg_Kerim TarayqomplementFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/kerimtarayChristopher AckerCarrot LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Yuta BabaCarrot LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuta__babaAkshay GuthalitemFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/akguthalAndres SantanillaitemFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/asantanillajAnushka IdamekoralaLogicalFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anushkaidameSam KaruLogicalFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SamKaru_Jeff MaoSellRazeFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/JeffMao_Tyler MaSellRazeFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/tylerma_Thomas ShelleyMagneticFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tsh3llArtur RomanovTraceFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/K1ngArtesAaron CarverchrtFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/aaronmaxcarverKyle ReaganchrtFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/based_kyle_Eva HergetMisprintFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerNew York, United States4—Archit MehtaStampFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1—
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Sam Karu
Founder/CEO·Logical
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is a co-founder and CEO of Logical. He was a PhD dropout from UCLA before joining NVIDIA. At UCLA, Sam conducted research on AI applications in wireless and cellular domains, across both discriminative and generative models. At NVIDIA, he worked on AI inference and model optimizations for specific hardware. Sam is the best performing Sri Lankan in the history of both the International Physics Olympiad and Asian Physics Olympiad.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhDDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LogicalA proactive desktop copilot. Clippy, but actually good.
Co-foundersAnushka Idamekorala@anushkaidame
