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Founders28
Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Joseph Zhang@sohan_zhangFounder/CEO · CatchBack CardsW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Kevin GuFounder · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Regina LinFounder/CEO · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Park@joshhparkFounder/CTO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Sam Park@samuelparkFounder/CEO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Ajay KoritalaFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Akaash PatelFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Anthony Ter-SaakovFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Davis TongFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Henri ZhangFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Kevin Michael@Kevin1MichaelFounder · TempoS23B2B · Toronto
- Peter GokhshteynFounder · TempoS23B2B · Toronto
- Amit BarFounder · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Dilip JainFounder · Gullak MoneyS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Manthan Shah@manthan197Founder · Gullak MoneyS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Naimisha RaoFounder · Gullak MoneyS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Fai NurFounder · StatusW22Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
An Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Joseph ZhangCatchBack CardsFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/sohan_zhangKevin GuDexFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Regina LinDexFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Josh ParkEndstackFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/joshhparkSam ParkEndstackFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/samuelparkAjay KoritalaOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Akaash PatelOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Anthony Ter-SaakovOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Davis TongOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Henri ZhangOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Kevin MichaelTempoFounderSummer 2023B2BToronto, Canada8https://x.com/Kevin1MichaelPeter GokhshteynTempoFounderSummer 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—Amit BarChordioFounderSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4—Dilip JainGullak MoneyFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India15—Manthan ShahGullak MoneyFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India15https://x.com/manthan197Naimisha RaoGullak MoneyFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India15—Fai NurStatusFounderWinter 2022ConsumerNew York, United States9—
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Joseph Zhang
Founder/CEO·CatchBack Cards
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Previously early engineer at a crypto startup building a DEX and NFT launch platform. Former consultant at McKinsey working on AI transformation projects for large enterprises, and software engineer at AWS focused on cloud storage infrastructure. Personally sold over $500K in Pokémon cards, giving deep familiarity with the collectibles ecosystem.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CatchBack Cards
The most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packs
IndustryConsumer
Websitecatchbackcards.com
Team size7
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
Co-foundersSophia Kim
