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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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anshul AhluwaliaFounder/CEO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Cameron Fiore@cam_fioreFounder/CTO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Arjun Bisen@ArjunBisen1Founder · OverwatchS22B2B · New York
- Zara Perumal@zaraperumalFounder · OverwatchS22B2B · New York
- Jonathan LinFounder · Blitz EsportsS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Rick LingFounder · Blitz EsportsS15Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anshul AhluwaliaSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Cameron FioreSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/cam_fioreArjun BisenOverwatchFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States14https://x.com/ArjunBisen1Zara PerumalOverwatchFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States14https://x.com/zaraperumalJonathan LinBlitz EsportsFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Rick LingBlitz EsportsFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Cameron Fiore
Founder/CTO·Surtr Defense Systems
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building a hardware-agnostic, AI operating system for air defense. Before Surtr, I was an an autonomy engineer at Anduril and Shield AI, where I worked on missile defense systems and robot teaming in contested environments.
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
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-foundersAnshul Ahluwalia
