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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School19%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 19% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jermaine ZhaoFounder/CEO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yaojing HuangFounder/COO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Om Buddhdev@senshoFounder/CEO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- shreshth sharma@shresh_dataFounder/CTO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Advaith Sridhar@advaith_sridharFounder/CTO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Akash RamdasFounder/CEO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hassan MostafaFounder/CTO · RASPIREX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kareem SelimFounder/CEO · RASPIREX26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrea Luzzardi@aluzzardiFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Alba@sam_albaFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff Mao@JeffMao_Founder/CEO · SellRazeF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Jason CorneliusFounder/CEO · Perseus DefenseS25Industrials · Austin
- Steve MessingerFounder/CTO · Perseus DefenseS25Industrials · Austin
- Xinwei He@xinwei_97Founder/CEO · TraceRoot.AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kyler Blue@kylerblueFounder/CEO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Matthew Portner@portnerFounder · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Raymond (George) Kennedy@franzwarningFounder/CTO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Frances LiuFounder · PromptlessW25B2B · San Francisco
- Prithvi Ramakrishnan@prithviramakFounder · PromptlessW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Jermaine ZhaoLibra RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Yaojing HuangLibra RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Om BuddhdevOlam LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/senshoshreshth sharmaOlam LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shresh_dataAdvaith SridharDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/advaith_sridharAkash RamdasDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Hassan MostafaRASPIREFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kareem SelimRASPIREFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Andrea LuzzardiMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aluzzardiSam AlbaMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sam_albaJeff MaoSellRazeFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/JeffMao_Jason CorneliusPerseus DefenseFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsAustin, United States3—Steve MessingerPerseus DefenseFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsAustin, United States3—Xinwei HeTraceRoot.AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/xinwei_97Kyler BlueWavedashFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/kylerblueMatthew PortnerWavedashFounderSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/portnerRaymond (George) KennedyWavedash2× YCFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/franzwarningFrances LiuPromptlessFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Prithvi RamakrishnanPromptlessFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/prithviramak
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Sam Alba
Founder·Mendral
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Mendral | Your CI fixes itself now | Co-founder of Dagger | ex-Docker (1st hire, VP Eng)
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
MendralAI DevOps Engineer
Co-foundersAndrea Luzzardi@aluzzardi
