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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Daood HashmiFounder · RasynS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alexander Urbanski@urban_alex42Founder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Chris CarterFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Hunter BrownFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Jack QiuFounder/CEO · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Deo Arlo (Iron Dome Guy)@deoarloFounder/CEO · Arlo IndustriesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Advaith Sridhar@advaith_sridharFounder/CTO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Akash RamdasFounder/CEO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Steven LinFounder · FinalDoseX26Healthcare · London
- Parth Radia@parthnradiaFounder/CEO · Keyframe LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay TrikhaFounder/CEO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Erik MeikeFounder/CTO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Benjamin Finch@btsfinchFounder/CEO · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- Ian McInnis@imjmcinnisFounder · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- David McDonough@David_l_mcd1Founder/COO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Daood HashmiRasynFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States0—Dan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaAlexander UrbanskiUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5https://x.com/urban_alex42Chris CarterUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Hunter BrownUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Jack QiuUltrasoniumFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Deo Arlo (Iron Dome Guy)Arlo IndustriesFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/deoarloAdvaith SridharDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/advaith_sridharAkash RamdasDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Steven LinFinalDoseFounderSpring 2026HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5—Parth RadiaKeyframe LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/parthnradiaAkshay TrikhaMadroneFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Erik MeikeMadroneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Benjamin FinchMultiplierFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/btsfinchIan McInnisMultiplierFounderSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/imjmcinnisDavid McDonoughtday.comFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/David_l_mcd1
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David McDonough
Founder/COO·tday.com
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building tday, an AI pipeline that turns codebases & PRs into on-brand marketing visuals. Previously Technical Lead at VAL.AI, where I built Australia's first portfolio-scale residential Energy Efficiency Score, lead team to deploy in market with Australia's largest bank & real estate listing platforms. As Lead Engineer at MEQ Solutions, I built novel ML models that predict lamb and beef eating quality from intramuscular fluorescence-spectroscopy signatures. B. Eng. (Computer Syst.) (Hons)
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
tday.comAI that turns your product into on-brand marketing content
Co-foundersCyrus Kelly
