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Known for these resultsRole61%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 61% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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.School45%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 45% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anchit Kumar@anchit__kumarFounder/CTO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Darell Chua@heyitsdarellFounder/CEO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joohyun (CJ) ChaFounder/CEO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Robin LeeFounder/CTO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chris Liu@drxcliuFounder/CTO · DeepReach Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Mert TurnaFounder/CTO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Claire Mao@clairemao78Founder/CEO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lucy Cai@LucyCai9Founder/CTO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Antonio Sitong Li@AntonioSitongLiFounder/CTO · NoriS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rishabh Chanana@risos8200Founder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jay Chooi@chooi_jeqFounder/CEO · RobocurveS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Akash Pavan@akashpavanFounder/CEO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarman Aulakh@sarmanaulakhFounder/CTO · ChasiW26B2B · San Francisco
- Paul Hetherington@paulcjh_Founder/CEO · HlabsW26Industrials · Austin
- Alexandre Klobb@AKlobbFounder/CTO · MirabelleW26Consumer · Paris
- Dimittri Choudhury@dimichoudhuryFounder/CEO · MirabelleW26Consumer · Paris
- Elton Shon@eltonbear6996Founder/CTO · One RobotW26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anchit KumarDaqstraFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/anchit__kumarDarell ChuaDaqstraFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/heyitsdarellJeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Joohyun (CJ) ChaDawn IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Robin LeeDawn IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Chris LiuDeepReach Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/drxcliuMert TurnaDeryaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Oguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Claire MaoInstanceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/clairemao78Lucy CaiInstanceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucyCai9Antonio Sitong LiNoriFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/AntonioSitongLiRishabh ChananaOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/risos8200Jay ChooiRobocurveFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/chooi_jeqAkash PavanChasiFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akashpavanSarman AulakhChasiFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sarmanaulakhPaul HetheringtonHlabs2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States1https://x.com/paulcjh_Alexandre KlobbMirabelleFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerParis, France2https://x.com/AKlobbDimittri ChoudhuryMirabelleFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerParis, France2https://x.com/dimichoudhuryElton ShonOne RobotFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/eltonbear6996
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Claire Mao
Founder/CEO·Instance
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
MIT Math + CS. Prev SWE @ NASA JPL, aerospace research @ MIT Media Lab
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
InstanceAutomated evals for robot policies
Co-foundersLucy Cai@LucyCai9
