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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company34%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 34% of these rows have at least one match.School42%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 42% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Anchit Kumar@anchit__kumarFounder/CTO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Darell Chua@heyitsdarellFounder/CEO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Liu@drxcliuFounder/CTO · DeepReach Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishov Sarkar@ArkaneMooseFounder/CTO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alessandro FiumeFounder · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jasper Lortije@JasperLortFounder/CEO · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Niki Kotecha@KotechaNikiFounder/CTO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshAditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardAnchit KumarDaqstraFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/anchit__kumarDarell ChuaDaqstraFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/heyitsdarellChris LiuDeepReach Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/drxcliuAlexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchAthreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandRishov Sarkarhardware intelligenceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ArkaneMooseAlessandro FiumeIMPACT DronesFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Jasper LortijeIMPACT DronesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JasperLortNiki KotechaLamb LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0https://x.com/KotechaNiki
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Alexander Halpern
Founder·Dream
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Alexander Halpern is Co-founder of Dream (YC S26), building pocket-sized, battery-powered AI cameras that automatically capture assets and catch damage teams miss at car dealerships, equipment rental companies, and more. Previously, Alexander built agents for AWS Marketplace and trained models for edge computing cameras deployed across Africa and India to detect poachers hunting endangered wild cats at Panthera. He studied computer science at the University of Virginia.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
