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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Andrey GizdovFounder/CEO · OpenVectorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Vishal Urlam@vishalurlamFounder · OpenVectorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ali Abdalla@si3luwaFounder · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ali AbidFounder/CTO · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Farhan KhanFounder/CEO · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nour Eldifrawy@neldien_Founder · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jerry Huang@jerryhuang01Founder/CEO · DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)S25Industrials · San Francisco
- Stela TongFounder/CTO · DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)S25Industrials · San Francisco
- Charles YongFounder/CEO · Vassar RoboticsX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Anubhav GuhaFounder/CEO · SenseiS24Industrials · Boston
- John PiottiFounder/CTO · SenseiS24Industrials · Boston
- Rom ClémentFounder/CTO · TeleoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Vinay Shet@vinay_shetFounder · TeleoW20Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterAndrey GizdovOpenVectorFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Vishal UrlamOpenVectorFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/vishalurlamAli Abdallashotwell.aiFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/si3luwaAli Abidshotwell.aiFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Farhan Khanshotwell.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Nour Eldifrawyshotwell.aiFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/neldien_Jerry HuangDeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)Founder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jerryhuang01Stela TongDeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)Founder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Charles YongVassar RoboticsFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3—Anubhav GuhaSenseiFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsBoston, United States2—John PiottiSenseiFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Rom ClémentTeleoFounder/CTOWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30—Vinay ShetTeleoFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/vinay_shet
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Ali Abid
Founder/CTO·shotwell.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Previously found Gradio (acq. by HuggingFace) Now interested in robotics.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
shotwell.aiAnnotations for robotics data
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteshotwell.ai/
Team size4
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
