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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Deepankur ThurejaFounder/CEO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Gabriele PasqualeFounder/CTO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Dan KomornyFounder/CTO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Atharva Peshkar@atharva_peshkarFounder/CTO · AxionOrbital SpaceW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dhenenjay Yadav@dhenenjayFounder/CEO · AxionOrbital SpaceW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nikolai VoglerFounder/CTO · BeeSafe AIW26B2B · San Francisco
- Kamran MajidFounder/CEO · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Laith AltarabishiFounder · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Omeed Tehrani@omeedtehraniFounder/COO · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Raaid Kabir@raaidkabirFounder · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Bram Schork@bramschorkFounder/CEO · General AstronauticsW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Philip BorgeFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Luca PegolottiFounder/CTO · NucleoF25Healthcare
- Adam MhatreFounder/CTO · PhotoniumX25B2B · New York
- Jennifer SongFounder/CEO · PhotoniumX25B2B · New York
- Onkar Batra@ionkarbatraFounder/CEO · ApolinkF24Industrials · San Francisco
- Arnold VillatoroFounder · SpecCheckW23B2B · Los Angeles
- Joe DeMariaFounder · SpecCheckW23B2B · Los Angeles
- John JostFounder · EnlightraW22Industrials · Lausanne
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Deepankur ThurejaDipole LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Gabriele PasqualeDipole LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Dan KomornyEarendil RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Dennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Atharva PeshkarAxionOrbital SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/atharva_peshkarDhenenjay YadavAxionOrbital SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dhenenjayNikolai VoglerBeeSafe AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kamran MajidConstellation SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Laith AltarabishiConstellation SpaceFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Omeed TehraniConstellation SpaceFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4https://x.com/omeedtehraniRaaid KabirConstellation SpaceFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4https://x.com/raaidkabirBram SchorkGeneral AstronauticsFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bramschorkPhilip BorgeCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Luca PegolottiNucleoFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareUnknown2—Adam MhatrePhotoniumFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Jennifer SongPhotoniumFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Onkar BatraApolinkFounder/CEOFall 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ionkarbatraArnold VillatoroSpecCheckFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Joe DeMariaSpecCheckFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States5—John JostEnlightraFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsLausanne, Switzerland22—
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Lars Gjardar Musæus
Founder/CTO·Crunched
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchFall 2025
LocationOslo, Norway
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO of Crunched. Senior full-stack and infrastructure engineer with deep experience building production systems - from cloud platforms and distributed backends to real-time control systems. Worked closely with customers to deliver tailor-made, end-to-end applications in forward-deployed engineering teams at Bekk, built cloud infrastructure at Schibsted and Sopra Steria, and developed autonomous maritime systems at Kongsberg Defence. Holds an MSc in Cybernetics & Robotics (NTNU).
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CrunchedExcel AI analyst for Power Users
