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Known for these resultsRole84%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 84% 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.Bio95%Bio coverage: 95% 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-company53%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 53% of these rows have at least one match.School53%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 53% of these rows have at least one match.
- Parth Ajmera@prrthh132Founder/CTO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Palriwala@ShubhamInTechFounder/CEO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaden WangFounder/CEO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Prashant PatelFounder/CTO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anshul AhluwaliaFounder/CEO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Cameron Fiore@cam_fioreFounder/CTO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Nicholas Aldridge@nickaldridge_Founder/CEO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Ishaan Sehgal@IshSupFounder/CEO · OmnaraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kartik Sarangmath@kartiksmathFounder/CTO · OmnaraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shaun Modi@shaunmodiFounder/CEO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- thomas hallaranFounder/CTO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- Daniel J. Beutel@daniel_janesFounder · FlowerW23B2B
- Alex Wolf@falexwolfFounder/CEO · LaminS22B2B
- Sunny Sun@sunnyosunFounder · LaminS22B2B
- Ahana Banerjee@ahanabananaFounder · ClearW21Consumer · London
- Jen Asher@JenNwankwoFounder/CEO · 1910W19Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Parth AjmeraAgnost AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prrthh132Shubham PalriwalaAgnost AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ShubhamInTechJaden WangOpenRelayFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Prashant PatelOpenRelayFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatAnshul AhluwaliaSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Cameron FioreSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/cam_fioreJoseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Nicholas AldridgeMouseCatFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/nickaldridge_Ishaan SehgalOmnaraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/IshSupKartik SarangmathOmnaraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/kartiksmathShaun ModiCapitol AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11https://x.com/shaunmodithomas hallaranCapitol AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11—Daniel J. BeutelFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/daniel_janesAlex WolfLaminFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BUnknown10https://x.com/falexwolfSunny SunLaminFounderSummer 2022B2BUnknown10https://x.com/sunnyosunAhana BanerjeeClearFounderWinter 2021ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/ahanabananaJen Asher1910Founder/CEOWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States20https://x.com/JenNwankwo
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Anshul Ahluwalia
Founder/CEO·Surtr Defense Systems
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex Shield-AI Autonomy Engineer working on building open & modular C2 for Counter UAS
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Surtr Defense SystemsThe hardware-agnostic operating system for drone defense
IndustryIndustrials
Websitesurtrdefense.com
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersCameron Fiore@cam_fiore
