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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Claire Mao@clairemao78Founder/CEO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lucy Cai@LucyCai9Founder/CTO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akira Tong@akkkkiiraFounder/CTO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip Li@PhillipLiiFounder/CEO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Chehir DhaouadiFounder/CTO · Callab AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- BinBin He@binsquaresFounder/CEO · smol machinesX26B2B · San Francisco
- Arya Khokhar@ary_srcFounder/CEO · Eos AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Bailey WickhamFounder · Klaus AIW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robbie Thompson@rob0the0nerdFounder/CEO · Klaus AIW26B2B · San Francisco
- Avi GotskindFounder · VoltairW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hayden GoschFounder · VoltairW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ronan NoppFounder/CEO · VoltairW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren WeissbluthFounder/COO · VoltairW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dwarak Govind Parthiban@quettabitxyzFounder · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Shikhar Bhushan@shikhrrFounder/CEO · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Balogh@sgbalogh0Founder/CTO · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Ben KoskaFounder/CEO · SF TensorF25B2B
- Luk KoskaFounder/CTO · SF TensorF25B2B
- Tom KoskaFounder · SF TensorF25B2B
- Alexander Schiff@schiffyalexFounder/CEO · Channel3S25B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Claire MaoInstanceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/clairemao78Lucy CaiInstanceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucyCai9Akira TongArga LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/akkkkiiraPhillip LiArga LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PhillipLiiChehir DhaouadiCallab AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—BinBin Hesmol machinesFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/binsquaresArya KhokharEos AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ary_srcBailey WickhamKlaus AIFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Robbie ThompsonKlaus AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rob0the0nerdAvi GotskindVoltairFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Hayden GoschVoltairFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Ronan NoppVoltairFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Warren WeissbluthVoltairFounder/COOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Dwarak Govind Parthibans2.devFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/quettabitxyzShikhar Bhushans2.devFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/shikhrrStephen Baloghs2.devFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sgbalogh0Ben KoskaSF TensorFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Luk KoskaSF TensorFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Tom KoskaSF TensorFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Alexander SchiffChannel3Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/schiffyalex
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Phillip Li
Founder/CEO·Arga Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO @ Arga Labs. Built an internal dev tool to simplify making changes to Amazon.com - saves 10+ recurring weeks / year of SDE time, and prevented VP escalations due to bug issues. Before that, I was a fencer on the Canadian Junior National Team and researched neuroscience at UBC
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
Arga LabsReal-world sandboxes to test and train AI agents
Co-foundersAkira Tong@akkkkiira
