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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alessandro FiumeFounder · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jasper Lortije@JasperLortFounder/CEO · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jermaine ZhaoFounder/CEO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yaojing HuangFounder/COO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian WeigandFounder/CEO · CareSwiftS25Healthcare · New York
- Jonathan ZeroFounder/CTO · CareSwiftS25Healthcare · New York
- Nathan BelayeFounder/CEO · SiraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Pokras@alex_pokrasFounder · StormyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Lukoszko@karmedgeFounder · StormyS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ian SaultzFounder/CTO · CascoX25B2B
- Rene Brandel@renebrandelFounder/CEO · CascoX25B2B
- Paras Maniar@parasmaniarFounder · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Prahar Patel@PraharPatel55Founder/CTO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Rushi Shah@irushishahFounder/CEO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Nick TeleckiFounder/CEO · RallyW25Fintech · Berlin
- Thiago PeresFounder/CTO · RallyW25Fintech · Berlin
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Maurice BurgerFounder · AtlaS23B2B · London
- Roman EngelerFounder · AtlaS23B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alessandro FiumeIMPACT DronesFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Jasper LortijeIMPACT DronesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JasperLortJermaine ZhaoLibra RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Yaojing HuangLibra RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Brian WeigandCareSwiftFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2—Jonathan ZeroCareSwiftFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2—Nathan BelayeSiraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Alex PokrasStormyFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/alex_pokrasRobert LukoszkoStormyFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/karmedgeIan SaultzCascoFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10—Rene BrandelCascoFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10https://x.com/renebrandelParas ManiarText.aiFounderSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/parasmaniarPrahar PatelText.aiFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PraharPatel55Rushi ShahText.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/irushishahNick TeleckiRallyFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechBerlin, Germany5—Thiago PeresRallyFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechBerlin, Germany5—Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Maurice BurgerAtlaFounderSummer 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom10—Roman EngelerAtlaFounderSummer 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom10—
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Yaojing Huang
Founder/COO·Libra Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Stanford Civil Engineering+CS | PhD defended in Construction Robotics Dissertation on shared robotic platforms and reusable construction skills across tasks. Research at Center for Integrated Facility Engineering and the Stanford Robotics Center; taught Stanford’s Construction Robotics course; worked with 40+ contractors and robotics companies worldwide.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Libra RoboticsRobotic crews for large-scale infrastructure construction
IndustryIndustrials
Websitelibrabots.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersJermaine Zhao
