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Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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.Bio64%Bio coverage: 64% 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-company15%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 15% of these rows have at least one match.School16%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 16% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Puru@varunpuruFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- David Venegas@davidvenegasFounder/CEO · EdgerunS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Fabian AmherdFounder/CTO · MountX26Fintech · San Francisco
- John BachmannFounder/CEO · MountX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Liam McBrideFounder/CTO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Gonzalez@michaelatpalusFounder/CTO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Sam Lushtak@Sam_LushtakFounder/CEO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Yuvan Sundrani@YSundrani79540Founder · AutosanaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Amulya BalakrishnanFounder/CEO · NovaflowS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Konstantin PaulusFounder/CEO · Diffusion StudioF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Charlene Wang@hsinleiwangFounder/CEO · EmberF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Warren WangFounder/CTO · EmberF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Usama Syed@usamasyedmdFounder/CEO · FutureClinicF24Healthcare · New York
- Filip Kozera@kozerafilipFounder/CEO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Leopold von WaldthausenFounder/CEO · Zeit AIS24B2B · Munich
- Chenyu LiFounder · AbelW24B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary GittelmanFounder · Mango HealthW24Healthcare
- Matt WardFounder · ApoxyS23B2B
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaVarun PuruAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunpuruDavid VenegasEdgerunFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/davidvenegasFabian AmherdMountFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—John BachmannMountFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Liam McBrideParrotFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Michael GonzalezPalus FinanceFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/michaelatpalusSam LushtakPalus FinanceFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/Sam_LushtakRobert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Yuvan SundraniAutosanaFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/YSundrani79540Amulya BalakrishnanNovaflowFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—Konstantin PaulusDiffusion StudioFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Charlene WangEmberFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25https://x.com/hsinleiwangWarren WangEmberFounder/CTOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25—Usama SyedFutureClinicFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States4https://x.com/usamasyedmdFilip KozeraWordwareFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kozerafilipLeopold von WaldthausenZeit AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BMunich, Germany12—Chenyu LiAbelFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Zachary GittelmanMango HealthFounderWinter 2024HealthcareUnknown2—Matt WardApoxyFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2—
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Robert Cormican
Founder/CTO·Forge Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size1
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO and Founder of Forge Robotics. With a deep background in Mechatronics, Image Quality and Computer Vision and Silicon Development/Semiconductor Manufacturing
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
Forge RoboticsA robotics intelligence system for metal fabrication
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteforge-robotics.com
Team size1
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchFall 2025
