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Known for these resultsRole65%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 65% 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.Bio65%Bio coverage: 65% 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-company12%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 12% 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.
- Ines Boutemadja@inesboutemFounder/CEO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Julien CatonnetFounder/CTO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aakash Mahalingam@Aakash_MahaliFounder/CEO · CanaryW26B2B · San Francisco
- Viswesh N G@g_visweshFounder/CTO · CanaryW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff An@itsjeffanFounder/CTO · MomenticW24B2B · San Francisco
- Wei-Wei Wu@wuweiweiwuFounder · MomenticW24B2B · San Francisco
- Benedict AltierFounder · CatamaranS23Fintech · London
- Lucas SchneiderFounder/CTO · CatamaranS23Fintech · London
- Gabriel BotelhoFounder/CTO · Coverage CatS22Fintech · New York
- Max ChoFounder · Coverage CatS22Fintech · New York
- Christopher Lotz@chrisplotzFounder/CEO · GoodcoverS17Fintech · San Francisco
- Daniel Di SpaltroFounder · GoodcoverS17Fintech · San Francisco
- Misha EsipovFounder/CEO · Nova CreditS16Fintech · New York
- Ray LiFounder · Apollo.ioW16B2B · San Francisco
- Tim ZhengFounder/CEO · Apollo.ioW16B2B · San Francisco
- Ayse AkcuraFounder/CEO · eBrandvalueW15B2B · San Francisco
- Tolga AkçuraFounder · eBrandvalueW15B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ines BoutemadjaKlaimeeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/inesboutemJulien CatonnetKlaimeeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Aakash MahalingamCanaryFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Aakash_MahaliViswesh N GCanaryFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/g_visweshJeff AnMomenticFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/itsjeffanWei-Wei WuMomenticFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/wuweiweiwuBenedict AltierCatamaranFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom5—Lucas SchneiderCatamaranFounder/CTOSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom5—Gabriel BotelhoCoverage CatFounder/CTOSummer 2022FintechNew York, United States4—Max ChoCoverage CatFounderSummer 2022FintechNew York, United States4—Christopher LotzGoodcoverFounder/CEOSummer 2017FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/chrisplotzDaniel Di SpaltroGoodcoverFounderSummer 2017FintechSan Francisco, United States1—Misha EsipovNova CreditFounder/CEOSummer 2016FintechNew York, United States100—Ray LiApollo.ioFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States800—Tim ZhengApollo.ioFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States800—Ayse AkcuraeBrandvalueFounder/CEOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Tolga AkçuraeBrandvalueFounderWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States10—
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Aakash Mahalingam
Founder/CEO·Canary
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Canary: The first AI QA engineer that understands code. Previously built Windsurf's enterprise product, worked on Applied AI tooling around foundational models for enterprises. Launched the enterprise self-serve plan to $20M ARR in 6 months. ICPC APAC finalist.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CanaryThe first AI QA engineer that understands your code
Co-foundersViswesh N G@g_viswesh
