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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Nguyen@bennewgenFounder/CEO · ArcherX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Vivek Yanamadula@VivekYanamadulaFounder/CTO · ArcherX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Emil MunkFounder · BalanceW26B2B · London
- Gus LevinsonFounder/CTO · BalanceW26B2B · London
- Mathias Løvring@mathiaslovringFounder/CEO · BalanceW26B2B · London
- David Newell@DavidNewell95Founder · End CloseW26B2B
- Sean Bolton@SeanBoltonFounder/CEO · End CloseW26B2B
- Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder/CTO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Dennis ZaxFounder/CTO · NaïveX25B2B · San Francisco
- Sean DorjeFounder/CEO · NaïveX25B2B · San Francisco
- Lev KokotovFounder/CEO · PgDogX25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucía Vives MartorellFounder/CEO · YouShiftW25B2B · New York
- Gray Newfield@gray_newfieldFounder/CEO · CharmF24Consumer · New York
- Noah Newfield@NoahNewfieldFounder/COO · CharmF24Consumer · New York
- Andrew WagnerFounder/CTO · OdoS24B2B · San Francisco
- Josep MingotFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
- Xavier de GraciaFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelFrank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Benjamin NguyenArcherFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bennewgenVivek YanamadulaArcherFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/VivekYanamadulaEmil MunkBalanceFounderWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Gus LevinsonBalanceFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Mathias LøvringBalanceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/mathiaslovringDavid NewellEnd Close2× YCFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/DavidNewell95Sean BoltonEnd CloseFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/SeanBoltonThomas Cesare-HerriauSpotPayFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Zsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Dennis ZaxNaïveFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Sean DorjeNaïveFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Lev KokotovPgDogFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Lucía Vives MartorellYouShiftFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States10—Gray NewfieldCharmFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/gray_newfieldNoah NewfieldCharmFounder/COOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/NoahNewfieldAndrew WagnerOdoFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Josep MingotProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—Xavier de GraciaProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—
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Zsika Phillip
Founder/CEO·SpotPay
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO at SpotPay. Previously Lead Engineer at Google (Monetization, Cloud, YouTube). Zsika grew up between the Caribbean and Latin America and experienced firsthand how slow and unreliable it is to move money home and pay for everyday life. Growing up in the Caribbean, Zsika was a competitive track-and-field athlete, running against a then-up-and-coming Usain Bolt. His personal bests include 10.3 in 100M and 21.7 in 200M. Zsika got his MBA Stanford and CS Degree from Purdue.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
