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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Rémi BouteillerFounder/CTO · AICEX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Amin HamzaouiFounder · NetterX26B2B · Paris
- Samuel LadroueFounder/CEO · NetterX26B2B · Paris
- Alon Zuman@alonzumanFounder/CEO · PopsX26Consumer · New York
- Sam Kaplan@samrkaplanFounder/CEO · RemixW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Cambree Bernkopf@cambreedesignsFounder · MadeThisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Paras Maniar@parasmaniarFounder · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Prahar Patel@PraharPatel55Founder/CTO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Rushi Shah@irushishahFounder/CEO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Vardhan KapoorFounder/CEO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish SahniFounder/CEO · PaasaS24Fintech · Gurugram
- Sparsh SharmaFounder · PaasaS24Fintech · Gurugram
- Shawn ShivdatFounder/CEO · PenciledW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Justin ParusFounder/CTO · Soundry AIW24Consumer · Seattle
- Mark BucklerFounder/CEO · Soundry AIW24Consumer · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Rémi BouteillerAICEFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Amin HamzaouiNetterFounderSpring 2026B2BParis, France4—Samuel LadroueNetterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BParis, France4—Alon ZumanPopsFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/alonzumanSam KaplanRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/samrkaplanGunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Cambree BernkopfMadeThisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/cambreedesignsParas ManiarText.aiFounderSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/parasmaniarPrahar PatelText.aiFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PraharPatel55Rushi ShahText.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/irushishahVardhan KapoorFirstWorkFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Nitish SahniPaasaFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechGurugram, India9—Sparsh SharmaPaasaFounderSummer 2024FintechGurugram, India9—Shawn ShivdatPenciledFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Justin ParusSoundry AIFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerSeattle, United States2—Mark BucklerSoundry AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSeattle, United States2—
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Alon Zuman
Founder/CEO·Pops
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchSpring 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I’m the founder of Pops, a mobile app where people create, remix, and play AI games with friends. Over the past 6 years, I’ve built creative tools used by millions of people. Most recently, I worked at Playground AI across product engineering and research.
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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PopsCreate & play AI games with friends
