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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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-company60%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 60% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Adam Wax@AdamWax3Founder/CTO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nanda Guntupalli@nandaguntupalliFounder/CEO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Christopher Settles@never_settles_Founder/CEO · RefreshX25B2B · San Francisco
- Erik Quintanilla@erikqu_Founder/CTO · RefreshX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan OuFounder/CEO · ResonanceW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kayode Disu@mrdisuFounder · VendyW22Fintech · Lagos
- Samanyou Garg@SamanyouGargFounder · WritesonicS21B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Kim@edawerdFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Reeves@joshuareevesFounder/CEO · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Tomer London@tomerlondonFounder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adam WaxTaigaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdamWax3Nanda GuntupalliTaigaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nandaguntupalliChristopher SettlesRefreshFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/never_settles_Erik QuintanillaRefreshFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/erikqu_Jonathan OuResonanceFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kayode DisuVendyFounderWinter 2022FintechLagos, Nigeria20https://x.com/mrdisuSamanyou GargWritesonicFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/SamanyouGargEdward KimGusto2× YCFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering TeamWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/edawerdJosh ReevesGustoFounder/CEOWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/joshuareevesTomer LondonGustoFounder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design TeamsWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/tomerlondon
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Nanda Guntupalli
Founder/CEO·Taiga
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Nanda grew up doing billing at his parents' medical practice, giving him firsthand experience with the broken revenue cycle process Taiga is fixing. He published research in IEEE and patented a transformer design deployed across the East Coast, both at 16. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he worked at Refresh (YC P25), where he built RL environments for operating EHRs.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TaigaAutonomous medical billing
IndustryHealthcare
Websitetaigabilling.com
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersAdam Wax@AdamWax3
