Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders33
Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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.Bio97%Bio coverage: 97% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Luke Button@lukebbuttonFounder/CEO · HedgeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Amit YadavFounder/CEO · FernW26B2B
- Robert XuFounder · FernW26B2B
- Bryant LeFounder/CTO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
- James Chen@James_R_ChenFounder/CEO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
- Pedro FernándezFounder/CTO · AlturS25B2B · Mexico City
- Fern MorrisonFounder/CEO · Iron GridS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Fernando Young@Fern_Y0ungFounder/CEO · BelugaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Fernando HuertaFounder · Seals AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Heber Garza@heberuriegasFounder · Seals AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Javier GonzalezFounder/CTO · Seals AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Luis Mario Garcia@luismariogmFounder/CEO · Seals AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Fernando San MartinFounder/CTO · ThymeS24B2B · San Francisco
- Brian FernandezFounder · diliS23B2B · New York
- F-G Fernandez@FrG_FMFounder · RimwardS23B2B · Paris
- Danny SheridanFounder · FernW23B2B · New York
- Deep SinghviFounder · FernW23B2B · New York
- Zach KirschFounder · FernW23B2B · New York
- Fernando Varela@fernandovarelafFounder · BotonS22B2B · Panama City
- Edvin FernqvistFounder · BemloW22Healthcare · Stockholm
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Luke ButtonHedgeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lukebbuttonAmit YadavFernFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Robert XuFernFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Bryant LeFernstoneFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2—James ChenFernstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/James_R_ChenPedro FernándezAlturFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BMexico City, Mexico5—Fern MorrisonIron GridFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Fernando YoungBelugaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Fern_Y0ungFernando HuertaSeals AIFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Heber GarzaSeals AIFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/heberuriegasJavier GonzalezSeals AI2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Luis Mario GarciaSeals AI2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/luismariogmFernando San MartinThymeFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Brian FernandezdiliFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States15—F-G FernandezRimwardFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France1https://x.com/FrG_FMDanny SheridanFernFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Deep SinghviFernFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Zach KirschFernFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Fernando VarelaBotonFounderSummer 2022B2BPanama City, Panama3https://x.com/fernandovarelafEdvin FernqvistBemloFounderWinter 2022HealthcareStockholm, Sweden13—
Showing 1–20 of 33 founders
Luke Button
Founder/CEO·Hedge
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Hedge. Prev. founded Fernstone (AI-powered retail insurance brokerage), led a growth team at Traba (Series A, backed by Founders Fund), Head of Growth at Antimetal, cofounder at Contrast (acquired).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Hedge
AI-Native insurance company
IndustryFintech
Websitehedgespecialty.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersLuke Rosa@lukerosa_
