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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Matt Riley@matthewrileyFounder/CEO · FixtureW26B2B
- Quin HoxieFounder · FixtureW26B2B
- Ethan Childerhose@BigCreteFounder · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian BakermanFounder · Pippin / Rent the BackyardS19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Spencer Burleigh@sqburlFounder · Pippin / Rent the BackyardS19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Brian BennettFounder/CEO · Thrive AgritechS15Industrials · Seattle
- Haomiao HuangFounder/CTO · Kuna SystemsW14Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matt RileyFixtureFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown5https://x.com/matthewrileyQuin HoxieFixture2× YCFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown5—Ethan ChilderhoseSteinmetzFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/BigCreteBrian BakermanPippin / Rent the Backyard2× YCFounderSummer 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States45—Spencer BurleighPippin / Rent the BackyardFounderSummer 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States45https://x.com/sqburlBrian BennettThrive AgritechFounder/CEOSummer 2015IndustrialsSeattle, United States8—Haomiao HuangKuna Systems2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Matt Riley
Founder/CEO·Fixture
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2026
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder or Fixture (w26). Previously a Visiting Partner at YC (w25, s25) and Founder of Swiftype (w12), which was acquired by Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) in Nov 2017. Early engineer at Scribd (s06).
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
Exit mentioned in bio
