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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Raj Patel@babugi28Founder/CEO · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rushil AgarwalFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Samay Maini@samay_maini15Founder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Shloke Patel@shloke_patelFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ryan Prendergast@r_prendieFounder/CEO · Alpha ResearchX25B2B · New York
- Brandon HamricFounder/CTO · Rescue ForensicsW15Government · Nashville
- Ryan DaltonFounder/CEO · Rescue ForensicsW15Government · Nashville
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Raj PatelHuman ArchiveFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/babugi28Rushil AgarwalHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100—Samay MainiHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/samay_maini15Shloke PatelHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/shloke_patelRyan PrendergastAlpha ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/r_prendieBrandon HamricRescue ForensicsFounder/CTOWinter 2015GovernmentNashville, United States0—Ryan DaltonRescue ForensicsFounder/CEOWinter 2015GovernmentNashville, United States0—
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Raj Patel
Founder/CEO·Human Archive
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size100
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Archiving the structure of human interaction in the physical world. Berkeley dropout and previous farmer (sold mangoes & planted trees)
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Human Archive
Physical AI data lab
IndustryIndustrials
Websitehumanarchive.ai/
Team size100
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
