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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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School46%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 46% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Lee@dleebuildsFounder · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Gao@togao0Founder/CEO · FuchsiaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shipra JhaFounder/CTO · CorelayerW26B2B · San Francisco
- Assem Chammah@achammah1Founder/CEO · NexusF25B2B · Brussels
- Vihaar Nandigala@VihaarNandigalaFounder/CEO · Orange SliceS25B2B · San Francisco
- Leon HergertFounder/CEO · SpherecastS24B2B · San Francisco
- Pascal SchindlerFounder/CTO · SpherecastS24B2B · San Francisco
- Paul DietrichFounder/CPO · SpherecastS24B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob CaccamoFounder · Ora AIS23Education · San Francisco
- Kevin BastoulFounder · Ora AIS23Education · San Francisco
- Ryan Phelps@ryan_rl_phelpsFounder · Ora AIS23Education · San Francisco
- Buddha Chaudhuri@buddhachaudhuriFounder · KeylikaS22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Frederik CeyssensFounder · KeylikaS22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mokshith Voodarla@mokshith_vFounder · SieveW22B2B · San Francisco
- Alla ArzumanyanFounder · SFA TherapeuticsS21Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Ira SpectorFounder · SFA TherapeuticsS21Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Mark Feitelson@feitelsonFounder · SFA TherapeuticsS21Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Ahmed AbuelenienFounder · peopleCQW21Fintech · Cairo
- Mostafa AshourFounder · peopleCQW21Fintech · Cairo
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—David LeeAndcoFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dleebuildsTony GaoFuchsiaFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/togao0Shipra JhaCorelayerFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Assem ChammahNexusFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBrussels, Belgium2https://x.com/achammah1Vihaar NandigalaOrange SliceFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/VihaarNandigalaLeon HergertSpherecastFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Pascal SchindlerSpherecastFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Paul DietrichSpherecastFounder/CPOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Jacob CaccamoOra AIFounderSummer 2023EducationSan Francisco, United States3—Kevin BastoulOra AIFounderSummer 2023EducationSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan PhelpsOra AIFounderSummer 2023EducationSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ryan_rl_phelpsBuddha ChaudhuriKeylikaFounderSummer 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/buddhachaudhuriFrederik CeyssensKeylikaFounderSummer 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1—Mokshith VoodarlaSieveFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States34https://x.com/mokshith_vAlla ArzumanyanSFA TherapeuticsFounderSummer 2021HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States4—Ira SpectorSFA TherapeuticsFounderSummer 2021HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States4—Mark FeitelsonSFA TherapeuticsFounderSummer 2021HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States4https://x.com/feitelsonAhmed AbuelenienpeopleCQFounderWinter 2021FintechCairo, Egypt85—Mostafa AshourpeopleCQFounderWinter 2021FintechCairo, Egypt85—
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Ryan Xue
Founder/CEO·Andco
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder/CEO at Andco (X26). Previously co-founder/CEO at Layup (W23). First business hire at Origin, scaling the company from pre-product to hundreds of enterprises and 100K+ users across 40+ countries. Previously consultant at McKinsey and policy fellow at Google.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W23LayupInactive
- X26AndcoActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
Andco
Agents that build personal injury cases
Also founded · 1 more YC company
LayupInactiveWinter 2023Guide your users. Right in your product.
B2BNew York, United States3Open this entry
