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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School41%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 41% of these rows have at least one match.
- Elias ReinfeldtFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesper JohanssonFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Wilhelm Hedenskog@wilhelmmlemFounder/CEO · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ansh Chokshi@ansh_chokshiFounder/CEO · MireyeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nour Zahzah@nourzahzahFounder/CEO · VendoS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishi PankhaniyaFounder/CEO · RudusX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Sahil Goel@goesahilFounder/CTO · RudusX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Eli Bullock-PapaFounder/CEO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ryan ZhangFounder/CTO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alexander Le Maitre@Alex_10200Founder/CEO · Seeing SystemsW26Industrials · London
- Matthew Le MaitreFounder/CTO · Seeing SystemsW26Industrials · London
- Conor JonesFounder/CEO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- George KolokotronisFounder/CTO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- Yujian Yao@yyjhaoFounder/CEO · FlootS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ian Brooke@k2pilotFounder/CEO · Astro MechanicaW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Cyriel NotteboomFounder · RadicalW23Industrials · Seattle
- James ThomasFounder · RadicalW23Industrials · Seattle
- Joel Darin@JoelDarin2Founder · VelontraS22Industrials · Dayton
- Gesa Biermann@gesabiermannFounder · Pina EarthW22Industrials · Munich
- Matt Hamann@mhamannFounder · RowndW22Industrials · Raleigh
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Elias ReinfeldtQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jesper JohanssonQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wilhelm HedenskogQokedasFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wilhelmmlemAnsh ChokshiMireyeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ansh_chokshiNour ZahzahVendoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nourzahzahRishi PankhaniyaRudusFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Sahil GoelRudusFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/goesahilEli Bullock-PapaPax HistoriaFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan ZhangPax HistoriaFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Alexander Le MaitreSeeing SystemsFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/Alex_10200Matthew Le MaitreSeeing SystemsFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom2—Conor JonesSquidFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—George KolokotronisSquidFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—Yujian YaoFlootFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yyjhaoIan BrookeAstro MechanicaFounder/CEOWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States52https://x.com/k2pilotCyriel NotteboomRadicalFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—James ThomasRadicalFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—Joel DarinVelontraFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsDayton, United States5https://x.com/JoelDarin2Gesa BiermannPina EarthFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsMunich, Germany30https://x.com/gesabiermannMatt HamannRowndFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsRaleigh, United States7https://x.com/mhamann
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Rishi Pankhaniya
Founder/CEO·Rudus
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO @ Rudus, Ex-Airbnb(1st new grad engineer in 2+ years), Apple. Studied CS @ UIUC.
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
Rudus
AI Takeoffs for Concrete
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websiterudus.ai/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersSahil Goel@goesahil
