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Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School9%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 9% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ben Smith@imbensmithFounder/CEO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Connor ParkFounder/CTO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Prama Yudhistira@menace_codesFounder/CPO · ParameterW26B2B · San Francisco
- Mikkel KimFounder/CTO · argsS25B2B · New York
- Paul Bae@baepaulFounder/CEO · argsS25B2B · New York
- Mark DawsonFounder/CEO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Trevor ReedFounder/CTO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alistair Pullen@AlistairPullenFounder · CosineW23B2B · London
- Yang Li@yangli_Founder · CosineW23B2B · London
- Charly Poly@whereischarlyFounder · DeferW23B2B · Paris
- Kapil BakshiFounder · Karate LabsW22B2B · Wilmington
- Peter Thomas@ptrthomasFounder · Karate LabsW22B2B · Wilmington
- Mauricio Morales@maomoralesFounder · DailybotS21B2B
- Sergio Florez@XergioAleXFounder · DailybotS21B2B
- Alex ZvanigaFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- CG Chen@sizheeFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- Derek R. ZhangFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- Geordie GrahamFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- Michiel Westerbeek@happylinksFounder · TellaS20B2B · Amsterdam
- Reilly Sweetland@rsweetlandFounder · FollowUpThenS17B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ben SmithAsyncFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/imbensmithConnor ParkAsyncFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Prama YudhistiraParameterFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/menace_codesMikkel KimargsFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Paul BaeargsFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/baepaulMark DawsonHyrexFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Trevor ReedHyrexFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Alistair PullenCosineFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom12https://x.com/AlistairPullenYang LiCosineFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom12https://x.com/yangli_Charly PolyDeferFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2https://x.com/whereischarlyKapil BakshiKarate LabsFounderWinter 2022B2BWilmington, United States2—Peter ThomasKarate LabsFounderWinter 2022B2BWilmington, United States2https://x.com/ptrthomasMauricio MoralesDailybotFounderSummer 2021B2BUnknown11https://x.com/maomoralesSergio FlorezDailybotFounderSummer 2021B2BUnknown11https://x.com/XergioAleXAlex ZvanigaRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1—CG ChenRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/sizheeDerek R. ZhangRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Geordie GrahamRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Michiel WesterbeekTellaFounderSummer 2020B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands6https://x.com/happylinksReilly SweetlandFollowUpThenFounderSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/rsweetland
Showing 1–20 of 23 founders
Ahmad Khan
Founder/CEO·Parameter
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder, Parameter. Previously, I was building robots that learned from each other by sharing skills on-chain, and researching World Models that give robots complete environmental understanding. Our robot became the first in history to ring the NASDAQ bell. I studied Math at University of Waterloo.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Parameter
Agentic Offensive Security at Scale
IndustryB2B
Team size11
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
