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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% 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.
- Guy Ben Aharon@GuyBenAharonFounder/CTO · OneCLIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marguerite BenoistFounder/CTO · AquaShieldX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Paul BeckersFounder/CEO · AquaShieldX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- BinBin He@binsquaresFounder/CEO · smol machinesX26B2B · San Francisco
- Paul GrechFounder/CEO · OctaPulseW26Industrials
- Rohan SinghFounder/CTO · OctaPulseW26Industrials
- Kenneth Acquah@aquariusacquahFounder/CTO · KaizenX25B2B · San Francisco
- Finnian Brown@finnatseaFounder/CEO · Aqua VoiceW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Jack McIntire@jtmcintireFounder/CTO · Aqua VoiceW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Dev PatelFounder · AquaS21Fintech · New York
- Rohan Marwaha@RohanMarwahaFounder · AquaS21Fintech · New York
- Peter Gao@pgaoooFounder · Aquarium LearningS20B2B · San Francisco
- Quinn JohnsonFounder · Aquarium LearningS20B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Kates@ajkatesFounder/CEO · VetcoveS16B2B · Miami
- Mitchell KatesFounder/Tech · VetcoveS16B2B · Miami
- Alex AndonFounder/CEO · Jellyfish ArtW12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Guy Ben AharonOneCLIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GuyBenAharonMarguerite BenoistAquaShieldFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States3—Paul BeckersAquaShieldFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States3—BinBin Hesmol machinesFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/binsquaresPaul GrechOctaPulseFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown2—Rohan SinghOctaPulseFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown2—Kenneth AcquahKaizenFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/aquariusacquahFinnian BrownAqua VoiceFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/finnatseaJack McIntireAqua VoiceFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jtmcintireDev PatelAquaFounderSummer 2021FintechNew York, United States34—Rohan MarwahaAquaFounderSummer 2021FintechNew York, United States34https://x.com/RohanMarwahaPeter GaoAquarium LearningFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/pgaoooQuinn JohnsonAquarium LearningFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States12—Alex KatesVetcoveFounder/CEOSummer 2016B2BMiami, United States170https://x.com/ajkatesMitchell KatesVetcoveFounder/TechSummer 2016B2BMiami, United States170—Alex AndonJellyfish ArtFounder/CEOWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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Paul Grech
Founder/CEO·OctaPulse
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO of OctaPulse, deploying computer vision, edge computing, and robotics to make fish farms autonomous. CMU Robotics Institute Pathways Fellow, and prior to CMU sold enterprise portfolio risk and attribution products to Tier 1 asset managers while at Bloomberg LP. Named as a Future Leader in two national aquaculture organizations.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
