Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders48
Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.Bio65%Bio coverage: 65% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nikos Dritsakos@nikos1Founder/CEO · GlenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Arseniy Shishaev@arseniyswishFounder/CTO · SuperlogX26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolò Magnante@nicolomagnanteFounder/CEO · SuperlogX26B2B · San Francisco
- Arihan Varanasi@arihanxvFounder/CEO · WatoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rahul Rejeev@rahulrejeevFounder/CTO · WatoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron Chen@boewu_Founder/CEO · PaynaW26B2B · San Francisco
- He Song@7_hesongFounder/CTO · PaynaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati@gobhanuskFounder/CEO · VelaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Saatvik Suryajit KorisepatiFounder/CTO · VelaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Connor Waslo@ConnorWasloFounder/CEO · CaddyF25B2B · New York
- Rajiv Sancheti@sanchetioFounder/COO · CaddyF25B2B · New York
- Jack Xu@_jaku_xuFounder · Proception IncW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Jay Li@jaylistanfordFounder/CEO · Proception IncW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Abdul Jamjoom@abduljamjoomFounder/CEO · AriniW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rami Rustom@rami_rustomFounder/CTO · AriniW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dylan Walker@SS6_ELLFounder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Philena LiuFounder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Qiong Zhou Huang@qionghuang6Founder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- PJ SteinerFounder · Ohmic BiosciencesS23Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nikos DritsakosGlenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nikos1Safi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiArseniy ShishaevSuperlogFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arseniyswishNicolò MagnanteSuperlogFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nicolomagnanteArihan VaranasiWatoFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arihanxvRahul RejeevWatoFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rahulrejeevAaron ChenPaynaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/boewu_He SongPaynaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/7_hesongGobhanu Sasankar KorisepatiVelaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gobhanuskSaatvik Suryajit KorisepatiVelaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Connor WasloCaddyFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/ConnorWasloRajiv SanchetiCaddyFounder/COOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/sanchetioJack XuProception IncFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/_jaku_xuJay LiProception IncFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/jaylistanfordAbdul JamjoomAriniFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States17https://x.com/abduljamjoomRami RustomAriniFounder/CTOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States17https://x.com/rami_rustomDylan WalkerLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/SS6_ELLPhilena LiuLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1—Qiong Zhou HuangLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/qionghuang6PJ SteinerOhmic BiosciencesFounderSummer 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—
Showing 1–20 of 48 founders
Arihan Varanasi
Founder/CEO·Wato
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Wato (YC P26). Prev CS at Stanford.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
WatoThe control point for AI agents at work.
Co-foundersRahul Rejeev@rahulrejeev
