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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio70%Bio coverage: 70% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Emily Colman@emilyrcolmanFounder · RonanRx Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Lloyd Armbrust@larmbrustFounder/CEO · RonanRx Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Maximilian Arnold@maxonaryFounder/COO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Zhang@sohan_zhangFounder/CEO · CatchBack CardsW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sophia KimFounder/CPO · CatchBack CardsW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Andreas BloomquistFounder · ChamberW26B2B · Seattle
- Akash Pavan@akashpavanFounder/CEO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarman Aulakh@sarmanaulakhFounder/CTO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Brent Burdick@BingBongBrentFounder/CEO · Confluence LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Niranjan BaskaranFounder/CTO · Confluence LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Hau ChuFounder/Chief Engineer · UnifoldW26Fintech · New York
- Maximilian Thoelen@MaxThoelenFounder · CaseyF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Brendan Kellam@bshizzle28Founder/CTO · SourcebotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Sukkarieh@msukkarieh1Founder/CEO · SourcebotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayaan ParikhFounder/CEO · ConvexiaS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rahul VijayanFounder/CTO · ConvexiaS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Derek YeFounder/CTO · MaximalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Leeds Rising@LeedsRisingFounder/CEO · MaximalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Alan Wells@alanwellsFounder/CEO · RocketableW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Emily ColmanRonanRx Inc.FounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/emilyrcolmanLloyd ArmbrustRonanRx Inc.2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/larmbrustMaximilian ArnoldOntoraFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/maxonaryJoseph ZhangCatchBack CardsFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/sohan_zhangSophia KimCatchBack CardsFounder/CPOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7—Andreas BloomquistChamberFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Akash PavanChasiFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akashpavanSarman AulakhChasiFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sarmanaulakhBrent BurdickConfluence LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BingBongBrentNiranjan BaskaranConfluence LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Hau ChuUnifoldFounder/Chief EngineerWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Maximilian ThoelenCaseyFounderFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/MaxThoelenBrendan KellamSourcebotFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/bshizzle28Michael SukkariehSourcebotFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/msukkarieh1Ayaan ParikhConvexiaFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Rahul VijayanConvexiaFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Derek YeMaximalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Leeds RisingMaximalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/LeedsRisingAlan WellsRocketableFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alanwells
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Akash Pavan
Founder/CEO·Chasi
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO at Chasi. Ex-Founding team/GM at Axion (pre-seed to Series B - Backed by Bessemer, Salesforce). Led AI deployments at Cummins, Harley Davidson, Denso & F500 Industrials. Built race cars, robots, tractors, and complex industrial automation systems.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
