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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.Bio98%Bio coverage: 98% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- David Khachaturov@davidobot_Founder/CTO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- David Yang@djyang1Founder/CTO · MaingenS26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Lee@dleebuildsFounder · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- David LomelinFounder/CTO · ArdenX26B2B · San Francisco
- David Korn@dav1dk0rnFounder/CTO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- David McDonough@David_l_mcd1Founder/COO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- Akash Pavan@akashpavanFounder/CEO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- David ElskampFounder/CEO · LexiusW26B2B · San Francisco
- Arvid E. Gollwitzer@arvidgollwitzerFounder/CTO · Anto BiosciencesF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- David de GruijlFounder/CEO · Anto BiosciencesF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- David Jin LiFounder/CTO · DenkiF25B2B · London
- David DayFounder/CTO · LunaBillF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Suhail Parry@bitcoinbashaFounder/CEO · LunaBillF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- David Maulick@davidmaulickFounder/CEO · Scott AIF25B2B · New York
- David StrömbäckFounder/CTO · CrimsonX25B2B · London
- David Yu@1davidyu1Founder/CEO · HanjiX25B2B · San Francisco
- David ZhuFounder · PercivalX25B2B · San Francisco
- David Mlcoch@MlcochDavidFounder/CEO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya SoodFounder/CTO · ContrarioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Arya Marwaha@arya_marwahaFounder/CEO · ContrarioW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David KhachaturovEgoist MachinesFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davidobot_David YangMaingenFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/djyang1David LeeAndcoFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dleebuildsDavid LomelinArdenFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—David KornOntoraFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dav1dk0rnDavid McDonoughtday.comFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/David_l_mcd1Akash PavanChasiFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akashpavanDavid ElskampLexiusFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Arvid E. GollwitzerAnto BiosciencesFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/arvidgollwitzerDavid de GruijlAnto BiosciencesFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—David Jin LiDenkiFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—David DayLunaBillFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Suhail ParryLunaBillFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bitcoinbashaDavid MaulickScott AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/davidmaulickDavid StrömbäckCrimsonFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—David YuHanjiFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/1davidyu1David ZhuPercivalFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—David MlcochAsteroidFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/MlcochDavidAditya SoodContrarioFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Arya MarwahaContrarioFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/arya_marwaha
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David de Gruijl
Founder/CEO·Anto Biosciences
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder @ Anto. Formerly Janssen Pharmaceuticals, ETH Zurich and Gastroenterology Dept. of BWH, Harvard Medical School.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Anto BiosciencesA Foundation Model for Microbial Communities.
Co-foundersArvid E. Gollwitzer@arvidgollwitzer
