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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company8%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 8% of these rows have at least one match.School16%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 16% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jack Beecher@jackbeecher23Founder/CEO · DentaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Naman Bansal@namanbansal0611Founder · ManiculeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyans Jain@shreyansjFounder/CEO · ManiculeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ishan Sharma@ishandeveloperFounder/CTO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Saksham Aggarwal@sxmawlFounder/CEO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel KobranFounder/COO · Autonomous Technologies GroupF25Fintech · New York
- Dillon Erb@dlnrbFounder/CEO · Autonomous Technologies GroupF25Fintech · New York
- Sidharth Choraria@sidharth9932Founder/CTO · InfinityW24Fintech · Bengaluru
- Saba FazeliFounder · Choppy!W23Consumer · Los Angeles
- Juanjo FerreroFounder · SytexS22B2B · Córdoba
- Pulkit AgarwalFounder · Strive MathS21Education · Singapore
- Stephen Kump@stephenkumpFounder · CharityvestS20Fintech · Atlanta
- Alex AlvaradoFounder · Daybreak HealthS20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sid CidambiFounder · Daybreak HealthS20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rohit Taneja@sunnyboyrohitFounder · DecentroS20B2B · Bengaluru
- Frode Jensen@frode_jensenFounder · ScrimbaS20Education · Oslo
- Per Harald Borgen@perborgenFounder · ScrimbaS20Education · Oslo
- Sindre Aarsaether@sindreaarsFounder · ScrimbaS20Education · Oslo
- Hardik Dhamija@h_dhamijaFounder · EduRevW20Education · Chandigarh
- Kunaal Satija@kunaalsatijaFounder · EduRevW20Education · Chandigarh
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jack BeecherDentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jackbeecher23Naman BansalManiculeFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/namanbansal0611Shreyans JainManiculeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/shreyansjIshan SharmaCardboardFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ishandeveloperSaksham AggarwalCardboardFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sxmawlDaniel KobranAutonomous Technologies Group2× YCFounder/COOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States8—Dillon ErbAutonomous Technologies Group2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States8https://x.com/dlnrbSidharth ChorariaInfinityFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechBengaluru, India15https://x.com/sidharth9932Saba FazeliChoppy!FounderWinter 2023ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—Juanjo FerreroSytexFounderSummer 2022B2BCórdoba, Argentina22—Pulkit AgarwalStrive MathFounderSummer 2021EducationSingapore, Singapore13—Stephen KumpCharityvestFounderSummer 2020FintechAtlanta, United States9https://x.com/stephenkumpAlex AlvaradoDaybreak HealthFounderSummer 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20—Sid CidambiDaybreak HealthFounderSummer 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20—Rohit TanejaDecentroFounderSummer 2020B2BBengaluru, India60https://x.com/sunnyboyrohitFrode JensenScrimbaFounderSummer 2020EducationOslo, Norway6https://x.com/frode_jensenPer Harald BorgenScrimbaFounderSummer 2020EducationOslo, Norway6https://x.com/perborgenSindre AarsaetherScrimbaFounderSummer 2020EducationOslo, Norway6https://x.com/sindreaarsHardik DhamijaEduRevFounderWinter 2020EducationChandigarh, India24https://x.com/h_dhamijaKunaal SatijaEduRevFounderWinter 2020EducationChandigarh, India24https://x.com/kunaalsatija
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Ishan Sharma
Founder/CTO·Cardboard
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ishan Sharma is the founder of Cardboard (W26). He is a full-stack engineer with deep experience in high-performance web systems, creative tooling, and applied AI. Previously, he spent ~4.5 years at HackerRank (S11), where he led multiple 0→1 products used by millions. He started programming in 6th grade and built a Windows app in school that crossed 5.7M+ downloads and was featured on CNET and Softonic
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Cardboard
Agentic video editor
Co-foundersSaksham Aggarwal@sxmawl
