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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% 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.
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jermaine ZhaoFounder/CEO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yaojing HuangFounder/COO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Eric Nilsson@eric_nilsson_Founder/CTO · MeteoricS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Mete Karslioglu@MeteKarsli0gluFounder/CEO · MeteoricS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Raj Jagiasi@raj_jagiasiFounder/CEO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Vihaan Jagiasi@VihaanJagiasiFounder/CTO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Dan DanayFounder/CEO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Isaac GrossmanFounder · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rishi LaddhaFounder/CEO · WaybillS26B2B · Gurugram
- Tushar Goyal@thetushargoyalFounder · WaybillS26B2B · Gurugram
- Luca MenozziFounder/CTO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Tri VuFounder/CEO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Anand-Arnaud Pajaniradjane@anandPa94Founder/CEO · ScopeX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshJack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardJeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jermaine ZhaoLibra RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Yaojing HuangLibra RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Eric NilssonMeteoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/eric_nilsson_Mete KarsliogluMeteoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MeteKarsli0gluRaj JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/raj_jagiasiVihaan JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/VihaanJagiasiDan DanayVerdict Machine2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Isaac GrossmanVerdict MachineFounderSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Joe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886Rishi LaddhaWaybillFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGurugram, India5—Tushar GoyalWaybillFounderSummer 2026B2BGurugram, India5https://x.com/thetushargoyalLuca MenozziLumiusFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Tri VuLumiusFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Anand-Arnaud PajaniradjaneScopeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anandPa94
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Jack Grodnick
Founder/CTO·Control Seat
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Control Seat, the AI-native controls and monitoring stack for industry. We help industrial teams connect plant systems, understand what changed, catch problems earlier, and run operations with fewer surprises. On leave from Dartmouth. Previously at Tesla, SpaceX, and Amazon.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword 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
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersWarren Shepard@warrren_shepard
