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Known for these resultsRole71%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 71% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School57%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 57% of these rows have at least one match.
- Auri NayakFounder/COO · HexaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ishaan MakkarFounder/CEO · HexaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mann PatiraFounder/CTO · HexaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Hardik SinghFounder/CEO · Boost RoboticsX25Industrials · Boston
- Alex LouisyFounder · UpflowW20Fintech · New York
- Barnaby Malet@barnabymaletFounder · UpflowW20Fintech · New York
- Oleg Rogynskyy@OlegRFounder/CEO · People.aiS16B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Auri NayakHexaFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ishaan MakkarHexaFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Mann PatiraHexaFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Hardik SinghBoost RoboticsFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Alex LouisyUpflowFounderWinter 2020FintechNew York, United States50—Barnaby MaletUpflow2× YCFounderWinter 2020FintechNew York, United States50https://x.com/barnabymaletOleg RogynskyyPeople.aiFounder/CEOSummer 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States300https://x.com/OlegR
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Ishaan Makkar
Founder/CEO·Hexa
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder/CEO at Hexa (YC P26), building vertical AI agents for manufacturers and distributors. Previously founded a B2B ed-tech startup that scaled to 70+ partners and 5,000+ users. Physics @ Imperial. Competed at the national level in UK distance running.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
HexaAutonomous operations for industrial distributors
