Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders113
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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Pulkit Gupta@pulkit_gupta2Founder/CTO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jason OngFounder/CPO · ChamberW26B2B · Seattle
- Miranda Nover@mirandanoverFounder/CEO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Paul Schneider@paulschneider_Founder/CTO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Zac Valles@ZacVallesFounder · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder/CTO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Rhea Karimpanal@RheaKarimpanalFounder/CPO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
- Priyanka ShresthaFounder/CTO · Galen AIX25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Viraj MehtaFounder/CEO · Galen AIX25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Garreth Lee@garrxthFounder · Mundo AIW25B2B · Vancouver
- Alan Wells@alanwellsFounder/CEO · RocketableW25B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Chantavy@alexchantavyFounder/CEO · SubImageW25B2B · San Francisco
- Kunaal Sikka@kunaalsikkaFounder/President · SubImageW25B2B · San Francisco
- Johnny ChenFounder/CEO · Toothy AIW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Matt KerriganFounder/CTO · Toothy AIW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tejas KonduruFounder/CRO · Toothy AIW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jason ApostolFounder/CTO · BrighterwayS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Walker WellsFounder/COO · BrighterwayS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Eli KersteinFounder/CTO · Guardian RFS24Industrials · Washington
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Pulkit GuptaTsentaFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pulkit_gupta2Jason OngChamberFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Miranda NoverFortFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/mirandanoverPaul SchneiderFortFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/paulschneider_Zac VallesFortFounderWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ZacVallesThomas Cesare-HerriauSpotPayFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Zsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Rhea KarimpanalburntFounder/CPOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/RheaKarimpanalPriyanka ShresthaGalen AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Viraj MehtaGalen AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Garreth LeeMundo AIFounderWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada30https://x.com/garrxthAlan WellsRocketableFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alanwellsAlex ChantavySubImageFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/alexchantavyKunaal SikkaSubImageFounder/PresidentWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/kunaalsikkaJohnny ChenToothy AIFounder/CEOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States15—Matt KerriganToothy AIFounder/CTOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States15—Tejas KonduruToothy AIFounder/CROWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States15—Jason ApostolBrighterwayFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States14—Walker WellsBrighterwayFounder/COOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States14—Eli KersteinGuardian RFFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsWashington, United States15—
Showing 1–20 of 113 founders
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
