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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rick GaoFounder/CEO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron ZhangFounder/CEO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan Hu@hcsfoxFounder/CEO · QloS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Agnay Srivastava@AgnaySrivastavaFounder/CEO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Pulkit Gupta@pulkit_gupta2Founder/CTO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Dan DanayFounder/CEO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Isaac GrossmanFounder · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Liran KoganFounder/CPO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Claire Nord@clairen19Founder/CTO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jynnie TangFounder/CEO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Manuel Castro@manny4cFounder · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Taira Fujioka@tairabunFounder/CTO · SmartbaseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Wax@AdamWax3Founder/CTO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nanda Guntupalli@nandaguntupalliFounder/CEO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Narayana Aaditya Ganeshkumar@narsagnaFounder/CEO · SkillsyncW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lars Gjardar MusæusFounder/CTO · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- David DayFounder/CTO · LunaBillF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Suhail Parry@bitcoinbashaFounder/CEO · LunaBillF25Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rick GaoAlkera AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aaron ZhangPeerFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryan HuQloFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hcsfoxAgnay SrivastavaTsentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AgnaySrivastavaPulkit GuptaTsentaFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pulkit_gupta2Dan DanayVerdict Machine2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Isaac GrossmanVerdict MachineFounderSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Liran KoganVerdict MachineFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Claire NordNapkin MathFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/clairen19Jynnie TangNapkin MathFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Manuel CastroNapkin MathFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/manny4cTaira FujiokaSmartbaseFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tairabunAdam WaxTaigaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdamWax3Nanda GuntupalliTaigaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nandaguntupalliNarayana Aaditya GaneshkumarSkillsyncFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/narsagnaLars Gjardar MusæusCrunchedFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—David DayLunaBillFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Suhail ParryLunaBillFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bitcoinbasha
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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
