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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.Bio76%Bio coverage: 76% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Bhairav MehtaFounder/CEO · CharacterQuiltX26B2B · San Francisco
- Clint Burgess@ClintVanBurgessFounder/CMO · CharacterQuiltX26B2B · San Francisco
- Colin Tseung@tseungcolinFounder · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle Wong@klwongkyleFounder/CEO · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Cyrus KellyFounder/CEO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- David McDonough@David_l_mcd1Founder/COO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- Damian ChngFounder · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Daniel Kathein@danielkatheinFounder/CTO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Philip Ho@dopadealerFounder/CEO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Sai Surbehera@saibuildsFounder/CTO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Varunram Ganesh@varunramgFounder/CEO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Ke HuangFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Meji AbidoyeFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Tom GurkaFounder · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Atharva Padhye@almostpaddyFounder · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Himank Jain@Himank_jain1Founder/CEO · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Prabhat SinghFounder/CTO · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Bhairav MehtaCharacterQuilt2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Clint BurgessCharacterQuiltFounder/CMOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ClintVanBurgessColin TseungInstaAgentFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tseungcolinKyle WongInstaAgentFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/klwongkyleCyrus Kellytday.comFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—David McDonoughtday.comFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/David_l_mcd1Damian ChngAbsurdFounderFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6—Daniel KatheinAbsurdFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/danielkatheinPhilip HoAbsurdFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/dopadealerSai SurbeheraLapisFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/saibuildsVarunram GaneshLapisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/varunramgJesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ke HuangAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Meji AbidoyeAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Tom GurkaElodinFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Atharva PadhyeGetCruxFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/almostpaddyHimank JainGetCruxFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/Himank_jain1Prabhat SinghGetCruxFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—
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Serena Pei
Founder/CEO·Palette
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO @ Palette (YC S26) | CS @ MIT
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
PaletteAn AI-Native Media Platform
Co-foundersJosephine Lee
