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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mark PothenFounder/CEO · Beacon HealthW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Obinna Akahara@ObinnaAkaFounder/CTO · Beacon HealthW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chris PhillipsFounder · DigistainS21Healthcare · London
- Hemmel AmraniaFounder · DigistainS21Healthcare · London
- Artur MenzeleevFounder/CSO · Apprentice HealthS18Healthcare · Boston
- Rajiv SivendranFounder/CEO · Apprentice HealthS18Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mark PothenBeacon HealthFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Obinna AkaharaBeacon HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ObinnaAkaChris PhillipsDigistainFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom40—Hemmel AmraniaDigistainFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom40—Artur MenzeleevApprentice HealthFounder/CSOSummer 2018HealthcareBoston, United States6—Rajiv SivendranApprentice HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2018HealthcareBoston, United States6—
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Mark Pothen
Founder/CEO·Beacon Health
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Bringing joy back to primary care. Embedded in a primary care practice for 6 months owning their ops - now building AI employees to do the work I was doing.
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
Beacon HealthAI Employees for Primary Care
IndustryHealthcare
Websitebeaconhealth.ai/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
Co-foundersObinna Akahara@ObinnaAka
