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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% 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.
- Benjamin Nguyen@bennewgenFounder/CEO · ArcherX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Vivek Yanamadula@VivekYanamadulaFounder/CTO · ArcherX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Deepit Shah@deepitshah5Founder/CEO · StableBrowseX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jay MehtaFounder · StableBrowseX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Somansh ShahFounder/COO · StableBrowseX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder/CTO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Timothy ChungFounder/CEO · UnifoldW26Fintech · New York
- Cody Swain@c0dyswainFounder/CEO · ParametricF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Luigi CharlesFounder · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Avi Konduru@avikonduruFounder · ShorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Courtne Marland@courtnemarlandFounder/CEO · IRBCX25Fintech · New York
- Henry Kwon@henrykwon05Founder/CTO · IRBCX25Fintech · New York
- Bernardo Simonassi@bebedaselvaFounder/CEO · BlindPayW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Gustavo MarinhoFounder/CPO · BlindPayW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Joao Borges@joaocsbFounder · BlindPayW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Nikhil Srinivasan@nvsFounder/CEO · InfiniteW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Raj Lad@rajlad_Founder/CTO · InfiniteW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Dale Wilson@0xdwilFounder/CTO · KarsaW25Fintech · New York
- Shahryar Hasnani@0xLilShahFounder/CEO · KarsaW25Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Benjamin NguyenArcherFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bennewgenVivek YanamadulaArcherFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/VivekYanamadulaDeepit ShahStableBrowseFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/deepitshah5Jay MehtaStableBrowseFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Somansh ShahStableBrowseFounder/COOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Thomas Cesare-HerriauSpotPayFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Zsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Timothy ChungUnifoldFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Cody SwainParametricFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/c0dyswainLuigi CharlesThesisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Avi KonduruShorFounderSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/avikonduruCourtne MarlandIRBCFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/courtnemarlandHenry KwonIRBCFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/henrykwon05Bernardo SimonassiBlindPayFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/bebedaselvaGustavo MarinhoBlindPayFounder/CPOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States9—Joao BorgesBlindPayFounderWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/joaocsbNikhil SrinivasanInfiniteFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nvsRaj LadInfiniteFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/rajlad_Dale WilsonKarsaFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/0xdwilShahryar HasnaniKarsaFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/0xLilShah
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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
