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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Armin Kiani@xarminFounder/COO · HubX26B2B · San Francisco
- Tim Sprecher@tim404xFounder/CEO · HubX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aryan Vij@aryanvij02Founder/COO · CrowW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jai Bhatia@jaixbhatiaFounder/CTO · CrowW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Brimacombe@thebrimacombeFounder/CEO · ExonicF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Will HannaFounder · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zak SinghFounder/CEO · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Grace Li@grx_xceFounder/CEO · Design ArenaS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kamryn Ohly@kamrynohlyFounder/CTO · Design ArenaS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Adarsh Ambati@AmbatiAdarshFounder/CEO · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya IyengarFounder · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Ansh GuptaFounder · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Wayne Crosby@wcrosbyFounder/CEO · OrgOrgS24B2B · San Francisco
- Aria MohseniFounder/COO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Josh KarolFounder/CTO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Max HammerFounder/CEO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Eli Badgio@ebadgio_Founder · ExtendW23B2B · New York
- Kushal Byatnal@kushalbyatnalFounder · ExtendW23B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuArmin KianiHubFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/xarminTim SprecherHubFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tim404xAryan VijCrowFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryanvij02Jai BhatiaCrowFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jaixbhatiaBen BrimacombeExonicFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/thebrimacombeWill HannaMiniswapFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Zak SinghMiniswapFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Grace LiDesign ArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/grx_xceKamryn OhlyDesign ArenaFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamrynohlyAdarsh AmbatiCandorFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AmbatiAdarshAditya IyengarCandorFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ansh GuptaCandorFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wayne CrosbyOrgOrg2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/wcrosbyAria MohseniCrowdVoltFounder/COOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Josh KarolCrowdVoltFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Max HammerCrowdVoltFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Eli BadgioExtendFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States25https://x.com/ebadgio_Kushal ByatnalExtendFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States25https://x.com/kushalbyatnal
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Ben Brimacombe
Founder/CEO·Exonic
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founded Free2Grow, one of the largest AI voice companies in the home services vertical today. Co-led Turnpoint contract ($1.4B revenue aggregator) at Free2Grow. Columbia Computer Science and Mathematics, 2020. Published AI researcher (EMNLP, 2023). Led machine learning at Long Run Partners, multi-hundred million dollar NYC mortgage bank (employee #9). Worked on ML team at Numerai, the crowdsourced hedge fund ($500m+ AUM).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
