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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School19%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 19% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jermaine ZhaoFounder/CEO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yaojing HuangFounder/COO · Libra RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Om Buddhdev@senshoFounder/CEO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- shreshth sharma@shresh_dataFounder/CTO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Advaith Sridhar@advaith_sridharFounder/CTO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Akash RamdasFounder/CEO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hassan MostafaFounder/CTO · RASPIREX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kareem SelimFounder/CEO · RASPIREX26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrea Luzzardi@aluzzardiFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Alba@sam_albaFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff Mao@JeffMao_Founder/CEO · SellRazeF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Jason CorneliusFounder/CEO · Perseus DefenseS25Industrials · Austin
- Steve MessingerFounder/CTO · Perseus DefenseS25Industrials · Austin
- Xinwei He@xinwei_97Founder/CEO · TraceRoot.AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kyler Blue@kylerblueFounder/CEO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Matthew Portner@portnerFounder · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Raymond (George) Kennedy@franzwarningFounder/CTO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Frances LiuFounder · PromptlessW25B2B · San Francisco
- Prithvi Ramakrishnan@prithviramakFounder · PromptlessW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Jermaine ZhaoLibra RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Yaojing HuangLibra RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Om BuddhdevOlam LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/senshoshreshth sharmaOlam LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shresh_dataAdvaith SridharDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/advaith_sridharAkash RamdasDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Hassan MostafaRASPIREFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kareem SelimRASPIREFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Andrea LuzzardiMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aluzzardiSam AlbaMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sam_albaJeff MaoSellRazeFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/JeffMao_Jason CorneliusPerseus DefenseFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsAustin, United States3—Steve MessingerPerseus DefenseFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsAustin, United States3—Xinwei HeTraceRoot.AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/xinwei_97Kyler BlueWavedashFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/kylerblueMatthew PortnerWavedashFounderSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/portnerRaymond (George) KennedyWavedash2× YCFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/franzwarningFrances LiuPromptlessFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Prithvi RamakrishnanPromptlessFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/prithviramak
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Advaith Sridhar
Founder/CTO·Discovered Materials
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Discovered Materials. Alma Matter: CMU, IIT-Madras
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Discovered Materials
AI scientists to discover materials for the semiconductor industry.
IndustryIndustrials
Websitediscoveredmaterials.com
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersAkash Ramdas
