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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Grace CimaszewskiFounder/CTO · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Joseph Thomas@josephpthomasFounder · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Owen Botkin@owenbotkinFounder/CEO · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Sid Rajaram@sixtensorFounder · CLODOS25B2B · San Francisco
- Eva HergetFounder/CEO · MisprintW25Consumer · New York
- Phillip HuangFounder/CEO · DreamRPS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Adeyemi OnafuyeFounder · Chow Central IncS23Consumer · Lagos
- Diva Avaya Sharma@adivawhocodesFounder · Cognitio LabsS23Industrials · San Francisco
- Hugo Tarlé@hugotarleFounder · Beyond AeroW22Industrials · Toulouse
- Geoffrey SeeFounder · PokoW22Fintech · Singapore
- Sean AngFounder · PokoW22Fintech · Singapore
- Van TranFounder · PokoW22Fintech · Singapore
- Ben ColmanFounder/CEO · Reality DefenderW22B2B · New York
- Kris Bennatti@KBenna_Founder · Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)S21B2B · Toronto
- Nicolas Wertheimer@NicoWertheimerFounder · WaterplanS21B2B · San Francisco
- Pritika Mehta@pritika_mehtaFounder · SockSohoS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Madhav KrishnaFounder · VahanS19B2B · Bengaluru
- Eli Brown@iEchoicFounder/CEO · GuildedS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Guido VilariñoFounder · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyGrace CimaszewskiCrosslayer LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Joseph ThomasForumFounderWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/josephpthomasOwen BotkinForumFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/owenbotkinSid RajaramCLODOFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sixtensorEva HergetMisprintFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerNew York, United States4—Phillip HuangDreamRPFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Adeyemi OnafuyeChow Central IncFounderSummer 2023ConsumerLagos, Nigeria——Diva Avaya SharmaCognitio LabsFounderSummer 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/adivawhocodesHugo TarléBeyond AeroFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsToulouse, France80https://x.com/hugotarleGeoffrey SeePokoFounderWinter 2022FintechSingapore, Singapore10—Sean AngPokoFounderWinter 2022FintechSingapore, Singapore10—Van TranPokoFounderWinter 2022FintechSingapore, Singapore10—Ben ColmanReality DefenderFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States54—Kris BennattiHudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)FounderSummer 2021B2BToronto, Canada5https://x.com/KBenna_Nicolas WertheimerWaterplanFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/NicoWertheimerPritika MehtaSockSohoFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States22https://x.com/pritika_mehtaMadhav KrishnaVahanFounderSummer 2019B2BBengaluru, India85—Eli BrownGuildedFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/iEchoicGuido VilariñoDemocracy Earth2× YCFounderWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—
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Prateek Mittal
Founder·Crosslayer Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am a professor at Princeton University and co-founder of Crosslayer Labs (YC W26). I specialize in the field of cybersecurity/privacy and am the recipient of the ACM Grace Hopper Award. My research has helped secure every single web connection (HTTPS) worldwide and enhanced the security of deployed LLMs (e.g., GPT 3.5 and GPT4V at OpenAI).
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Crosslayer LabsProtect, monitor and defend your Internet presence
