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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ethan Kinnan@ethan_kinnanFounder/CEO · SherpaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Norbu Sonam@norbusonamFounder/CTO · SherpaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Federico GoldbergFounder · Tienda CryptoW20Fintech · Buenos Aires
- George KalogeropoulosFounder/CEO · HealthSherpaS12Healthcare · Sacramento
- Ning LiangFounder · HealthSherpaS12Healthcare · Sacramento
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ethan KinnanSherpaFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ethan_kinnanNorbu SonamSherpaFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/norbusonamFederico GoldbergTienda CryptoFounderWinter 2020FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina37—George KalogeropoulosHealthSherpaFounder/CEOSummer 2012HealthcareSacramento, United States220—Ning LiangHealthSherpaFounderSummer 2012HealthcareSacramento, United States220—
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Norbu Sonam
Founder/CTO·Sherpa
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO of Sherpa (YC P26): autonomous growth experiments that increase conversion for human and agent traffic. Previously built agent infrastructure at Lindy used in millions of tasks, ran 50+ growth experiments there, and tripled paywall conversion. Before that, shipped image generation in Microsoft Copilot to tens of millions of users and a Super Bowl audience.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SherpaMake websites improve themselves.
Co-foundersEthan Kinnan@ethan_kinnan
