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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Varun ArumugamFounder · ZommaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lakshya Gupta@tokenawareFounder/CTO · Lab0X26B2B · San Francisco
- Anish Gupta@_anishgupta_Founder/CEO · BronF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Marc Zoghby@marczogFounder/CTO · BronF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Brontë KolarFounder/CEO · Zeon SystemsX25Industrials · San Francisco
- John YangFounder/CEO · ReticularF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- David Zhi LuoZhang@dluozhangFounder · Bronco AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey PanFounder · Bronco AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Kwadwo Nyarko@kjnyarkoFounder · NophinW22Fintech · New York
- Kaustubh Khade@kaustubhkhadeFounder · Spark StudioS21Education · Bengaluru
- Chandell StoneFounder · Degrees of FreedomW21Education · New York
- Stanley Fich@sfich_Founder · HyperGlueW21B2B · San Francisco
- Snigdha Sur@snigdhasurFounder · The JuggernautW19Consumer · New York
- Richard Bronson@Richard_BronsonFounder/CEO · Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)S17Consumer · Miami
- Carlos Gomez AndonaeguiFounder · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Gabriel Parisi-AmonFounder/President · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Philip Winter@philipwinter_Founder/CEO · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Edwin Broni-MensahFounder/The Water Guy · GiveMeTapW15Consumer · London
- Chong ShenFounder · AlchemyS14Industrials · Waterloo
- Khanjan DesaiFounder · AlchemyS14Industrials · Waterloo
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Varun ArumugamZommaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Lakshya GuptaLab0Founder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/tokenawareAnish GuptaBronFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_anishgupta_Marc ZoghbyBronFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marczogBrontë KolarZeon SystemsFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—John YangReticularFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—David Zhi LuoZhangBronco AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/dluozhangJeffrey PanBronco AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Kwadwo NyarkoNophinFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States5https://x.com/kjnyarkoKaustubh KhadeSpark StudioFounderSummer 2021EducationBengaluru, India27https://x.com/kaustubhkhadeChandell StoneDegrees of FreedomFounderWinter 2021EducationNew York, United States7—Stanley FichHyperGlueFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sfich_Snigdha SurThe JuggernautFounderWinter 2019ConsumerNew York, United States5https://x.com/snigdhasurRichard BronsonCommissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)Founder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerMiami, United States2https://x.com/Richard_BronsonCarlos Gomez AndonaeguiNebiaFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—Gabriel Parisi-AmonNebiaFounder/PresidentSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—Philip WinterNebiaFounder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/philipwinter_Edwin Broni-MensahGiveMeTapFounder/The Water GuyWinter 2015ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom1—Chong ShenAlchemyFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada25—Khanjan DesaiAlchemyFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada25—
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Lakshya Gupta
Founder/CTO·Lab0
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building agents to deploy agents at Lab0.ai. Always down to talk about model quirks. Previously was a founding engineer at Emergent (YC S24) - scaled it from 0 to $70M ARR - leading integrations, evals and deployments. Studied Computer Science at IIT Bombay. More brags - Was All India Rank 12 in JEE Advanced 2020 and won a Bronze medal for India at the Asian Physics Olympiad 2019 held in Australia.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
