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Known for these resultsRole71%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 71% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joanathan McIntosh@joanathanlmcFounder/CEO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Philip MoniagaFounder/CTO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tane KimFounder/CEO · Framewise HealthX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chase Kim@chasingjohnnnFounder · Light AnchorX26Consumer · Seoul
- Amin HamzaouiFounder · NetterX26B2B · Paris
- Samuel LadroueFounder/CEO · NetterX26B2B · Paris
- Akash Pavan@akashpavanFounder/CEO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarman Aulakh@sarmanaulakhFounder/CTO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Elias KassellFounder · BrickwiseF25Real Estate and Construction · London
- Ismail JeilaniFounder/CEO · BrickwiseF25Real Estate and Construction · London
- Zihao WangFounder/CEO · PARES AIS25Real Estate and Construction · Los Angeles
- Erin KimFounder/CEO · MeshW25B2B · San Francisco
- Nandini RamakrishnanFounder · MeshW25B2B · San Francisco
- Chidi Williams@chidiwilliams__Founder/CTO · RulebaseF24B2B · New York
- Gideon Ebose@gideon_ebFounder/CEO · RulebaseF24B2B · New York
- Audrey Djiya@AudreyDjiyaFounder/CEO · HandledS24B2B · New York
- Jay GokhaleFounder · MogaraW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joanathan McIntoshBillow AI LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/joanathanlmcPhilip MoniagaBillow AI LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Tane KimFramewise HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Chase KimLight AnchorFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSeoul, South Korea2https://x.com/chasingjohnnnAmin HamzaouiNetterFounderSpring 2026B2BParis, France4—Samuel LadroueNetterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BParis, France4—Akash PavanChasiFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akashpavanSarman AulakhChasiFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sarmanaulakhGunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Elias KassellBrickwiseFounderFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionLondon, United Kingdom2—Ismail JeilaniBrickwiseFounder/CEOFall 2025Real Estate and ConstructionLondon, United Kingdom2—Zihao WangPARES AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025Real Estate and ConstructionLos Angeles, United States3—Erin KimMeshFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nandini RamakrishnanMeshFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Chidi WilliamsRulebaseFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/chidiwilliams__Gideon EboseRulebaseFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/gideon_ebAudrey DjiyaHandledFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/AudreyDjiyaJay GokhaleMogaraFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala
Founder/CEO·Ritivel
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Cofounder and CEO @ Ritivel. Prev. @ Microsoft Research focused on training language models. Graduated from IIT Bombay with Btech + Mtech in Electrical+AI. Published @ Neurips, ACL, Interspeech.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
RitivelAI-native platform for Life-Sciences Documentation
