Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders38
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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aidan Tiruvan@AidanTiruvanFounder/CEO · ArchalS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anton Livaja@antonlivajaFounder/CEO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Ksenia Lesko@xenushFounder · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Eren Mendi@erenzmendi03Founder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ismaeel Bashir@ismaeel_bashir_Founder/CEO · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikodem Bieniek@nkdem_bFounder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Yafet Melake@yafet_melakeFounder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Raman VarmaFounder/CEO · Kestrel AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas EwingFounder/CEO · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan EwingFounder · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rohil KhareFounder · SigmanticAIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Dennis ZaxFounder/CTO · NaïveX25B2B · San Francisco
- Sean DorjeFounder/CEO · NaïveX25B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Ocana Santero@OcanaSanteroFounder/CEO · Exin TherapeuticsW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Marko Tvrdic@markotvrdicFounder/COO · Exin TherapeuticsW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alex Confer@aconferFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aron SolbergFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Chris PaulFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ned O'Leary@nedolearyFounder · TesseralW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aidan TiruvanArchalFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AidanTiruvanAnton LivajaCautionFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/antonlivajaKsenia LeskoCautionFounderSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/xenushLance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Eren MendiExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/erenzmendi03Ismaeel BashirExpanseFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ismaeel_bashir_Nikodem BieniekExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nkdem_bYafet MelakeExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yafet_melakeRaman VarmaKestrel AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Lucas EwingLilacFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ryan EwingLilacFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Rohil KhareSigmanticAIFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Dennis ZaxNaïveFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Sean DorjeNaïveFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Gabriel Ocana SanteroExin TherapeuticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/OcanaSanteroMarko TvrdicExin TherapeuticsFounder/COOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/markotvrdicAlex ConferRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aconferAron SolbergRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Chris PaulRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ned O'LearyTesseralFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/nedoleary
Showing 1–20 of 38 founders
Aidan Tiruvan
Founder/CEO·Archal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Archal; API sandboxes built for AI agents Prev ML research at Scale AI & NASA
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ArchalAPI sandboxes, built for AI agents
