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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- 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
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ali 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_
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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
