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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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.Bio33%Bio coverage: 33% 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.
- Emma TesslerFounder/COO · Dating RingW14Consumer · New York
- Kate BambinoFounder/CTO · Dating RingW14Consumer · New York
- Lauren Kay@laurenikayFounder/CEO · Dating RingW14Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Emma TesslerDating RingFounder/COOWinter 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2—Kate BambinoDating RingFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2—Lauren KayDating RingFounder/CEOWinter 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/laurenikay
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Lauren Kay
Founder/CEO·Dating Ring
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2014
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder of Dating Ring (YC W'14) and SmartSitting (www.smartsitting.com). I spent the last 6 months as a consultant / acting CEO of a seed-funded online tutoring startup, Tutorly. I am also a young adult writer, repped by Sabrina Taitz at WME. I love solving difficult problems, developing organized and scalable systems, and working with amazing and passionate teams.
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
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
