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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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Mann Patira
Founder/CTO·Hexa
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CTO @ Hexa: The OS for Manufacturers and Distributors. Ex AI @ Bloomberg and SWE @ Autodesk MEng in ML & AI from Imperial College London
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
HexaAutonomous operations for industrial distributors
