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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ishan Sharma@ishandeveloperFounder/CTO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Saksham Aggarwal@sxmawlFounder/CEO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander Schiff@schiffyalexFounder/CEO · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- George LawrenceFounder · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- Daniel GauciFounder/CTO · RoarkW25B2B · San Francisco
- James Zammit@zammitjamesFounder/CEO · RoarkW25B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin South Lee@bnjFounder/CEO · VariantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano@danielbulhosaFounder · VariantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin South Lee@bnjCo-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) · SonarS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Dr. Sairam Reddy PalicherlaFounder · UrbanKisaanW20Industrials · Hyderabad
- Srinivas ChagantiFounder · UrbanKisaanW20Industrials · Hyderabad
- Vihari Kanukollu@VihariKanukolluFounder · UrbanKisaanW20Industrials · Hyderabad
- Kalim MirFounder/CEO · XGenomesW19Healthcare · Boston
- Daniel Barabander@dbarabanderFounder/(YC S16) · HaywheelS16B2B · New York
- Kate LawsonFounder · SourceDNAS15B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ishan SharmaCardboardFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ishandeveloperSaksham AggarwalCardboardFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sxmawlAlexander SchiffChannel3Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/schiffyalexGeorge LawrenceChannel3FounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Daniel GauciRoarkFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—James ZammitRoarkFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zammitjamesBenjamin South LeeVariant2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/bnjDaniel Bulhosa SolorzanoVariantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/danielbulhosaBenjamin South LeeSonar2× YCCo-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs)Summer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bnjDr. Sairam Reddy PalicherlaUrbanKisaanFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsHyderabad, India53—Srinivas ChagantiUrbanKisaanFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsHyderabad, India53—Vihari KanukolluUrbanKisaanFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsHyderabad, India53https://x.com/VihariKanukolluKalim MirXGenomesFounder/CEOWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States6—Daniel BarabanderHaywheelFounder/(YC S16)Summer 2016B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/dbarabanderKate LawsonSourceDNAFounderSummer 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States6—
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Saksham Aggarwal
Founder/CEO·Cardboard
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Saksham Aggarwal is the founder of Cardboard (W26). He studied CS at BITS Pilani and previously built AI products at Iterate AI (EF-backed startup). He has published at ACL and has spoken internationally on AI evaluations. He was the first engineer at PYOR (backed by Coinbase and Castle Island) and worked in growth at Sequoia-backed Flint.
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
Cardboard
Agentic video editor
Co-foundersIshan Sharma@ishandeveloper
