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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Daniel McNeil@danielmcneil_Founder/CEO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Krish KapadiaFounder/CTO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Campbell Mercer-ButcherFounder/CTO · Avoca SystemsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Max ShandFounder/CEO · Avoca SystemsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Oscar AguilarFounder/CTO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rodrigo MosqueiraFounder/CEO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Sebag@sebcnyFounder/CTO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hursh Shah@hursheybar2Founder/CEO · EdviroS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tanuj Siripurapu@kstanujFounder · EdviroS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jay Chooi@chooi_jeqFounder/CEO · RobocurveS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Batu Balci@batubbalciFounder/CEO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Jerry Wu@jwoobersFounder/CPO · AuxosX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kaushik ASP@kacppianFounder · BentoLabs AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Namanyay Goel@NamanyayGFounder/CEO · GigacatalystX26B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan TEIXEIRA@Dylan_txaFounder/CTO · Gojiberry AIX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Daniel McNeilVoreliosFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielmcneil_Krish KapadiaVoreliosFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Campbell Mercer-ButcherAvoca SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Max ShandAvoca SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Oscar AguilarBizmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rodrigo MosqueiraBizmarkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Mathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Nicolas SebagCOACHFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sebcnyThomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardHursh ShahEdviroFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hursheybar2Tanuj SiripurapuEdviroFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kstanujJay ChooiRobocurveFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/chooi_jeqBatu BalciTovenAIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/batubbalciSam TurchettaTovenAIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2—Jerry WuAuxosFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jwoobersKaushik ASPBentoLabs AIFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/kacppianNamanyay GoelGigacatalystFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/NamanyayGDylan TEIXEIRAGojiberry AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/Dylan_txa
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Warren Shepard
Founder/CEO·Control Seat
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building a modern SCADA system to control and monitor factory hardware and replace legacy systems. Previously at Dartmouth ('26), SpaceX (Starlink), and Microsoft (security).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Control SeatPredictive maintenance on your plant data and sensors.
IndustryIndustrials
Websitecontrolseat.com
Team size2
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersJack Grodnick
