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Known for these resultsRole71%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 71% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School71%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 71% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chetan Manda@theblackmandaFounder/CPO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Parth Maheshwari@_ParthVader_Founder/CTO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Utkarsh SinhaFounder/CEO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Nicolas WalkerFounder/CEO · MochaCareW26B2B · San Francisco
- Pranav UppiliappanFounder/CTO · MochaCareW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Reinhart@benjreinhartFounder · MochaS23B2B · San Francisco
- Nicholas Charriere@nichocharFounder · MochaS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chetan MandaMochatradeFounder/CPOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/theblackmandaParth MaheshwariMochatradeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/_ParthVader_Utkarsh SinhaMochatradeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Nicolas WalkerMochaCareFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Pranav UppiliappanMochaCareFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ben ReinhartMochaFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/benjreinhartNicholas CharriereMochaFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/nichochar
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Pranav Uppiliappan
Founder/CTO·MochaCare
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder @ MochaCare | Masters in CS @ UIUC - AI Agents @ GoDaddy - ML Research Fellow @ UCSB - SWE @ DecisionMinds I spent eight years doing companion care for neurodiverse people and worked with US Congress to support legislation in the space. My grandparents also played a big role in my life (my grandpa taught me the times table). Now I'm building MochaCare — the AI-native management service that supports care organizations that support older folks and neurodiverse people.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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