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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Damian ChngFounder · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Daniel Kathein@danielkatheinFounder/CTO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Philip Ho@dopadealerFounder/CEO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Gino Guatavita@GinoGuatavitaFounder/CTO · KontigoS24Fintech · San Francisco
- jesus alberto Castillo ferrer@jecastillofFounder/CEO · KontigoS24Fintech · San Francisco
- Filip Kozera@kozerafilipFounder/CEO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Robert Chandler@bertie_aiFounder/CTO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Medha Basu@medha_basuFounder · FactIQW23Fintech · Singapore
- Rishabh Srivastava@rishdotblogFounder · FactIQW23Fintech · Singapore
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Damian ChngAbsurdFounderFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6—Daniel KatheinAbsurdFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/danielkatheinPhilip HoAbsurdFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/dopadealerGino GuatavitaKontigoFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/GinoGuatavitajesus alberto Castillo ferrerKontigoFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/jecastillofFilip KozeraWordwareFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kozerafilipRobert ChandlerWordwareFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/bertie_aiMedha BasuFactIQFounderWinter 2023FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/medha_basuRishabh SrivastavaFactIQFounderWinter 2023FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/rishdotblog
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Damian Chng
Founder·Absurd
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchFall 2025
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Absurd
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AbsurdThe Creative OS for AI video
