Founder Directory
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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Luke Button@lukebbuttonFounder/CEO · HedgeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Bryant LeFounder/CTO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
- James Chen@James_R_ChenFounder/CEO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Luke ButtonHedgeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lukebbuttonBryant LeFernstoneFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2—James ChenFernstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/James_R_Chen
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Luke Rosa
Founder·Hedge
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Hedge. Prev. Head of Scaled Systems at Traba (Series A, backed by Founders Fund, Khosla), replaced humans with AI agents to manage $20 MM+ in revenue. Econ at UChicago.
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
Hedge
AI-Native insurance company
IndustryFintech
Websitehedgespecialty.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersLuke Button@lukebbutton
