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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio97%Bio coverage: 97% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan KulkarniFounder/CEO · AshrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas KapsFounder · AshrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Edgar Babajanyan@BabajanyanEdgarFounder/CTO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lewis Lien Polansky@lienpolanskyFounder/CEO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher AckerFounder/CEO · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yuta Baba@yuta__babaFounder · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert XuFounder · FernW26B2B
- Mohammed Al-Rasheed@qtreplayzFounder · ModaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Pranav Bedi@pranavbediFounder · ModaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Younes El hjoujiFounder/CTO · OvershootW26B2B · San Francisco
- Zakaria El hjouji@zakariaornotFounder/CEO · OvershootW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Malhotra@ShubhamMal72313Founder/CTO · RunAnywhereW26B2B · San Francisco
- Oded Falik@_odedfFounder/CTO · Strand AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yue DaiFounder/CEO · Strand AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sai GurrapuFounder/CEO · HypercubicF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Jeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ahmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rohan KulkarniAshrFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shreyas KapsAshrFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Edgar BabajanyanCaptainFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BabajanyanEdgarLewis Lien PolanskyCaptainFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lienpolanskyChristopher AckerCarrot LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Yuta BabaCarrot LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuta__babaRobert XuFernFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Mohammed Al-RasheedModaFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/qtreplayzPranav BediModaFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/pranavbediYounes El hjoujiOvershootFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Zakaria El hjoujiOvershootFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zakariaornotShubham MalhotraRunAnywhereFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ShubhamMal72313Oded FalikStrand AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_odedfYue DaiStrand AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Sai GurrapuHypercubicFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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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
