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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio98%Bio coverage: 98% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% 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.
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Hailey@realChrisHaileyFounder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aditya Jain@adityajain_42Founder/CMO · Prescience, Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rishab Jain@rishabjainkFounder/CEO · Prescience, Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Seb PooleFounder/CEO · ModernX26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander Liteplo@AlexanderTw33tsFounder/CEO · RentAHumanX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ryan XieFounder/COO · Origami RoboticsW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sai GurrapuFounder/CEO · HypercubicF25B2B · San Francisco
- James JiangFounder · MSPilotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Shahryar AbbasiFounder/CEO · Risely AIS25Education · San Francisco
- Joshua March@joshuamarchFounder/CEO · VeritusS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Tugce Bulut@TugceBulutFounder/CEO · Eloquent AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- João de Paula@joaopdepaulaFounder/CEO · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Seth Setse@SethSetseFounder/CEO · a0.devW25B2B · San Francisco
- Noah AuerhahnFounder/CEO · Uncommon TherapeuticsW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alexander Haddad@AF_HaddadFounder · Kopra BioS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Martin BittnerFounder/CEO · Redouble AIS24B2B · New York
- Akshaj KadaveruFounder · Breez LabsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel FarinaFounder/CTO · UbicloudW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Chris HaileyOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realChrisHaileyAditya JainPrescience, Inc.Founder/CMOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/adityajain_42Rishab JainPrescience, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rishabjainkJoe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886Seb PooleModernFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Alexander LiteploRentAHumanFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AlexanderTw33tsRyan XieOrigami RoboticsFounder/COOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Sai GurrapuHypercubicFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—James JiangMSPilotFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Shahryar AbbasiRisely AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States8—Joshua MarchVeritusFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/joshuamarchTugce BulutEloquent AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/TugceBulutJoão de PaulaMesmer2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/joaopdepaulaSeth Setsea0.devFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/SethSetseNoah AuerhahnUncommon TherapeuticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Alexander HaddadKopra BioFounderSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AF_HaddadMartin BittnerRedouble AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3—Akshaj KadaveruBreez LabsFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Daniel FarinaUbicloudFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—
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Quanting(Daniel) xie
Founder/CEO·Origami Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Roboticist (CMU RI); Building manipulate anything model
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Origami RoboticsManipulate Anything Robot
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteorigami-robotics.com
Team size5
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2026
Co-foundersRyan Xie
