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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company34%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 34% of these rows have at least one match.School89%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 89% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jack Beecher@jackbeecher23Founder/CEO · DentaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ashank Shah@ashankshah_xFounder/CEO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Erik PetersonFounder/CTO · RealPactS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Ranvir Deshmukh@ranvirdeshmukh_Founder/CEO · RealPactS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Eren Berke Saglam@erenberke0Founder/CFO · StoaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Arjun SalujaFounder/CEO · BookoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Will HallFounder/COO · BookoW26B2B · San Francisco
- Niranjan BaskaranFounder/CTO · Confluence LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Evan RankinFounder/CTO · VerdexW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Jad Bousselham@jadbousselhamFounder/CEO · VerdexW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zack Leman@zackerylemanFounder/CTO · JarminF25B2B · San Francisco
- Dima Yanovsky@yanovskydFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gregory Makodzeba@youfelllFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Ali SareiniFounder/CTO · NautilusS25B2B · San Francisco
- Amayr BabarFounder/CEO · NautilusS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aleksander MekhanikFounder · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Tanner Jones@Tanner_H_JonesFounder/CEO · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Rohun Ati@rohunatiFounder/CEO · DartboardW25Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardJack BeecherDentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jackbeecher23Ashank ShahMentlioFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ashankshah_xErik PetersonRealPactFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Ranvir DeshmukhRealPactFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ranvirdeshmukh_Eren Berke SaglamStoaFounder/CFOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/erenberke0Arjun SalujaBookoFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Will HallBookoFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Niranjan BaskaranConfluence LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Evan RankinVerdexFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Jad BousselhamVerdexFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jadbousselhamZack LemanJarminFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zackerylemanDima YanovskyProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/yanovskydGregory MakodzebaProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/youfelllAli SareiniNautilusFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Amayr BabarNautilusFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Aleksander MekhanikVulcan TechnologiesFounderSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17—Tanner JonesVulcan TechnologiesFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17https://x.com/Tanner_H_JonesRohun AtiDartboardFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rohunati
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Ashank Shah
Founder/CEO·Mentlio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size0
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Mentlio | Prev. CS @ Caltech | Researched generative and graph-based DL for biomedical problems @ Dartmouth Health.
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
MentlioEngineering Intelligence and Token Optimization for the AI-Coding Era
Co-foundersAhmet Demirbas
