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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School75%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 75% of these rows have at least one match.
- Leo Gierhake@LGierhakeFounder · LaurenceW26B2B · New York
- Matthew Chen@mlaurencechenFounder/CEO · LaurenceW26B2B · New York
- Laurence Midgley@SilkyDogfishFounder/CTO · Ångström AIS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Laurence Fornari@FornariLaurenceFounder · SkyLightsS16Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Leo GierhakeLaurenceFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/LGierhakeMatthew ChenLaurenceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/mlaurencechenLaurence MidgleyÅngström AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/SilkyDogfishLaurence FornariSkyLightsFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/FornariLaurence
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Leo Gierhake
Founder·Laurence
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Researcher at Jump Trading, building quantitative models to execute 50% of all global crypto trades. $250,000 in high-stakes professional poker winnings. Founded a crypto investing platform at 18. ETH Zurich Electrical Engineering Chief Technology Officer
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
LaurenceQuantitative research for autonomous e-commerce growth
Co-foundersMatthew Chen@mlaurencechen
