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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Emil Ares@emilaresFounder/CEO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gad Marconi@gadmarconiFounder/CTO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ansh Chokshi@ansh_chokshiFounder/CEO · MireyeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Tung@alexytungFounder/CEO · WhitespaceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Bao NguyenFounder/CEO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- David Roberts@DSRoberts007Founder/CEO · 10x ScienceW26B2B · San Francisco
- Edgar Babajanyan@BabajanyanEdgarFounder/CTO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lewis Lien Polansky@lienpolanskyFounder/CEO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Arya Khokhar@ary_srcFounder/CEO · Eos AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Zaki GW@ZakiGWLondonFounder/CEO · RevionW26B2B · New York
- Alexzendor Misra@AlexzendorMisraFounder/CTO · ShofoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Andre BragaFounder & Head of AI · ShofoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Braiden Dishman@BraidenDishmanFounder/CEO · ShofoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ai Daniil Bekirov@aidaniilFounder/CEO · SparklesW26B2B · London
- Ben JacobFounder/CEO · ZymblyW26B2B · London
- Edison ChiuFounder · AspectF25B2B · New York
- Sri Raghu Malireddi@srimalireddiFounder/CEO · MossF25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya MahnaFounder/CTO · CostreamS25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Ayush MahnaFounder/CEO · CostreamS25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Linus BoehmFounder/CTO · FintoS25B2B · Munich
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Emil AresMarengoFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/emilaresGad MarconiMarengoFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gadmarconiAnsh ChokshiMireyeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ansh_chokshiAlex TungWhitespaceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexytungBao NguyenHessianFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—David Roberts10x ScienceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DSRoberts007Edgar BabajanyanCaptainFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BabajanyanEdgarLewis Lien PolanskyCaptainFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lienpolanskyArya KhokharEos AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ary_srcZaki GWRevionFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States10https://x.com/ZakiGWLondonAlexzendor MisraShofoFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/AlexzendorMisraAndre BragaShofoFounder & Head of AIWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Braiden DishmanShofoFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BraidenDishmanAi Daniil BekirovSparklesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom1https://x.com/aidaniilBen JacobZymblyFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0—Edison ChiuAspectFounderFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Sri Raghu MalireddiMossFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/srimalireddiAditya MahnaCostreamFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—Ayush MahnaCostreamFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—Linus BoehmFintoFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BMunich, Germany10—
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Edgar Babajanyan
Founder/CTO·Captain
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO @ Captain | Published AI NLP Researcher | Built OCR engines @ Boar's Head | Scaled high-performance RAG pipelines for the past 4 years | Built a Cross Region L2 Datacenter
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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CaptainAccurate, high-performance retrieval for AI agents
Co-foundersLewis Lien Polansky@lienpolansky
