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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Akshay TrikhaFounder/CEO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Erik MeikeFounder/CTO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Leila MadroneFounder/CEO · SunfoldingS17Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akshay TrikhaMadroneFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Erik MeikeMadroneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Leila MadroneSunfoldingFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States44—
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Akshay Trikha
Founder/CEO·Madrone
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder/CEO at Madrone, where I'm making data center cooling more efficient. Prev. trained models with millions of inferences at QuantumScape, and to predict material properties at Berkeley.
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
MadroneHyper-efficient coolers for data centers
IndustryIndustrials
Websitemadrone.cool/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersErik Meike
