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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Davis Foster@davistfosterFounder · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Jack Morrison@jackmorrisonFounder/CEO · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Puru@varunpuruFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Deepankur ThurejaFounder/CEO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Gabriele PasqualeFounder/CTO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Wenson TangFounder/COO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Aidan NgFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Jason YiFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Robert HouFounder/CEO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- Luca MenozziFounder/CTO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Tri VuFounder/CEO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Haris Javed-AkhtarFounder/CEO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sherwood Callaway@shcallawayFounder/CEO · SazabiX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Davis FosterAgency Tool CompanyFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/davistfosterJack MorrisonAgency Tool CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/jackmorrisonNithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaVarun PuruAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunpuruEric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Deepankur ThurejaDipole LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Gabriele PasqualeDipole LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Wenson TangSubVysionFounder/COOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Aidan NgVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Jason YiVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Robert HouAlchemizeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuChristopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisLuca MenozziLumiusFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Tri VuLumiusFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Haris Javed-AkhtarPanaceaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Sherwood CallawaySazabi2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/shcallaway
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Samuel Fu
Founder/CTO·Alchemize
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder of Alchemize (P26). Previously, Sam was a software engineer at Netflix where he scaled their distributed cache to 1 Billion+ req/s, built a native authorization solution in C that saved millions of dollars a year, and authored 2 patents. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Columbia University.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
AlchemizeShip more code with confidence
Co-foundersRobert Hou
