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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jamie YauFounder/CEO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Kazel Koh En YangFounder/CTO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- James TennantFounder · Isengard Industries IncS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dan DanayFounder/CEO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Isaac GrossmanFounder · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Liran KoganFounder/CPO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Michael WachsmanFounder/CTO · Alt-XW26Fintech · Los Angeles
- Ryan Samadi@SamadiRyanFounder/CEO · Alt-XW26Fintech · Los Angeles
- Michael SakowskiFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Frederik HansenFounder/CEO · DiligenceSquaredF25B2B · New York
- Soren Biltoft-KnudsenFounder/President · DiligenceSquaredF25B2B · New York
- Alexander StroeFounder/CEO · Patent WatchF25B2B · San Francisco
- Andreas StroeFounder/CTO · Patent WatchF25B2B · San Francisco
- Don MuirFounder/CEO · F2S25B2B · New York
- Joshua DoolanFounder/CEO · TamLabsW25B2B · San Francisco
- Nicholas PipitoneFounder/CTO · ZeroEntropyW25B2B · San Francisco
- Abhilash Chowdhary@thechowdharyFounder/CEO · CrustdataF24B2B
- Chris Pisarski@chrispisarskiFounder · CrustdataF24B2B
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jamie YauCollarFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Kazel Koh En YangCollarFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Riley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydJames TennantIsengard Industries IncFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30—Dan DanayVerdict Machine2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Isaac GrossmanVerdict MachineFounderSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Liran KoganVerdict MachineFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Michael WachsmanAlt-XFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechLos Angeles, United States2—Ryan SamadiAlt-XFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/SamadiRyanMichael SakowskiCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Frederik HansenDiligenceSquaredFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Soren Biltoft-KnudsenDiligenceSquaredFounder/PresidentFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Alexander StroePatent WatchFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Andreas StroePatent WatchFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Don MuirF2Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States15—Joshua DoolanTamLabsFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nicholas PipitoneZeroEntropyFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Abhilash ChowdharyCrustdataFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BUnknown30https://x.com/thechowdharyChris PisarskiCrustdataFounderFall 2024B2BUnknown30https://x.com/chrispisarski
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Frederik Hansen
Founder/CEO·DiligenceSquared
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchFall 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Frederik is the CEO and Co-founder of DiligenceSquared. Before DiligenceSquared, Frederik was a Principal in Blackstone's Private Equity team across San Francisco, New York, and London, doing multi-billion dollar buyout deals. He was a key decision-maker on the buy-side of commercial due diligence projects, commissioning dozens of $500K+ reports from firms like McKinsey and BCG. He knows what makes diligence credible to investors - and where traditional consulting wastes time and money.
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
DiligenceSquared
AI-powered market due diligence for investment decisions
Co-foundersSoren Biltoft-Knudsen
