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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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Thomas Cesare-Herriau
Founder/CTO·SpotPay
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CTO of SpotPay. 4th Engineer at Brex, I grew to Principal Engineer. Throughout the 6 years I led teams and departments across Financial Products and Platforms. I was at Google for a bit but it was too slow. On the plus side though, I met my future cofounder there! French.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
