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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company41%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 41% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ramtin Shahzanian@42RamtinFounder/CEO · MagmaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dillon Mehta@PickleDilll_Founder/CEO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Neel Gadde@neelapolitanFounder/COO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishan HemrajaniFounder · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Hamza Al-Ali@hamzawy998Founder/CEO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Omar JarrahFounder/COO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sanad KiswaniFounder/CIO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Moses Wayne@_moseswayneFounder · CofiaW26B2B · New York
- Michael SelemanFounder/CTO · shortkitW26B2B
- Neil Bhammar@neilbhammarFounder/CEO · shortkitW26B2B
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Connor Waslo@ConnorWasloFounder/CEO · CaddyF25B2B · New York
- James JiangFounder · MSPilotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Paul Li@PaulTheLiFounder · MSPilotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander Schiff@schiffyalexFounder/CEO · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- George LawrenceFounder · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- Anmol Tukrel@anmoltukrelFounder/CEO · CloseraS25B2B · New York
- Bishesh Khadka@BisheshKFounder/CEO · ImpreziaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shourya Lala@atShouryaFounder/CTO · Third ChairX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yoav Zimmerman@yoavz_Founder/CEO · Third ChairX25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ramtin ShahzanianMagmaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/42RamtinDillon MehtaSnap PokerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PickleDilll_Neel GaddeSnap PokerFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/neelapolitanRishan HemrajaniSnap PokerFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Hamza Al-AliPlayabl.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/hamzawy998Omar JarrahPlayabl.aiFounder/COOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Sanad KiswaniPlayabl.aiFounder/CIOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Moses WayneCofiaFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/_moseswayneMichael SelemanshortkitFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Neil BhammarshortkitFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/neilbhammarZsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Connor WasloCaddyFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/ConnorWasloJames JiangMSPilotFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Paul LiMSPilotFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PaulTheLiAlexander SchiffChannel3Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/schiffyalexGeorge LawrenceChannel3FounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Anmol TukrelCloseraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/anmoltukrelBishesh KhadkaImpreziaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BisheshKShourya LalaThird Chair2× YCFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/atShouryaYoav ZimmermanThird ChairFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/yoavz_
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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
