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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Matin Tamizi@matinFounder/CEO · ImperfectX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Stepan Feduniak@FeduniakSFounder/CTO · InLoop RoboticsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Zakariea Sharfeddine@Zakariea_shFounder/CEO · InLoop RoboticsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aayam Bansal@aayambansalFounder/CEO · Synthetic SciencesW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ishaan GangwaniFounder/CTO · Synthetic SciencesW26B2B · San Francisco
- Anahí Sosa@anahi_spdFounder · PerfektoS21Consumer · Mexico City
- Jan Heinvirta@backpekkaFounder · PerfektoS21Consumer · Mexico City
- Andres ArslanianFounder · Emi LabsW19B2B · Buenos Aires
- Mateo CavasottoFounder · Emi LabsW19B2B · Buenos Aires
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matin TamiziImperfectFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/matinStepan FeduniakInLoop RoboticsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/FeduniakSZakariea SharfeddineInLoop RoboticsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/Zakariea_shAayam BansalSynthetic SciencesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aayambansalIshaan GangwaniSynthetic SciencesFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anahí SosaPerfektoFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMexico City, Mexico33https://x.com/anahi_spdJan HeinvirtaPerfektoFounderSummer 2021ConsumerMexico City, Mexico33https://x.com/backpekkaAndres ArslanianEmi LabsFounderWinter 2019B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina50—Mateo CavasottoEmi LabsFounderWinter 2019B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina50—
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Ishaan Gangwani
Founder/CTO·Synthetic Sciences
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence 2025 (HM). USACO Platinum division (top 0.01% of competitive programmers globally). Prev: IOAI '25; Z-Fellows; Emergent Ventures
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Synthetic SciencesInfrastructure for Autonomous Science
IndustryB2B
Websitesyntheticsciences.ai/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
Co-foundersAayam Bansal@aayambansal
