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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas Boser@thomasboserFounder/CTO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas LanningFounder/CEO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
- Thomas Aubry@ThomAubFounder/CTO · Ooak DataS26B2B · San Francisco
- Haithem Kchaou@haithemkchaouFounder/CEO · Callab AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Human Thomas@madebythomasaiFounder/CEO · ThomasX26B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Thomas@josephpthomasFounder · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Thomas Dowling@thetomdowlingFounder/CEO · FullSeamW26B2B
- Thomas DohertyFounder · MillirayW26Industrials · London
- Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder/CTO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Patrick FayFounder/CTO · MagneticS25B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas Shelley@tsh3llFounder/CEO · MagneticS25B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas CrochetFounder · BlaxelX25B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas RapillyFounder/CTO · Moby AnalyticsX25B2B · Paris
- Thomas Liao@distributionatFounder/CEO · neoncoralX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Thomas Minassian@thminassianFounder/CEO · DollyglotW25Consumer · Paris
- Shane Thomas@smthomas3Founder · MastraW25B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas BlakeFounder/CTO · MatchaF24Healthcare · New York
- thomas hallaranFounder/CTO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas BoserhiloopFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thomasboserThomas LanningLamb LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0—Thomas AubryOoak DataFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ThomAubHaithem KchaouCallab AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/haithemkchaouHuman ThomasThomasFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/madebythomasaiJoseph ThomasForumFounderWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/josephpthomasThomas DowlingFullSeam2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown3https://x.com/thetomdowlingThomas DohertyMillirayFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—Thomas Cesare-HerriauSpotPayFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Patrick FayMagneticFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Thomas ShelleyMagneticFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tsh3llThomas CrochetBlaxelFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Thomas RapillyMoby AnalyticsFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BParis, France4—Thomas LiaoneoncoralFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/distributionatThomas MinassianDollyglotFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerParis, France2https://x.com/thminassianShane ThomasMastraFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/smthomas3Thomas BlakeMatchaFounder/CTOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—thomas hallaranCapitol AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11—
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Joseph Thomas
Founder·Forum
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Forum. Prev SWE @ GEICO, NASA, and DreamwaveAI.
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
ForumThe first exchange to trade on attention.
Co-foundersOwen Botkin@owenbotkin
