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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company57%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 57% of these rows have at least one match.School42%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 42% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joanathan McIntosh@joanathanlmcFounder/CEO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Philip MoniagaFounder/CTO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Southmayd@alexsouthmaydFounder/CEO · BloomyS26Education · San Francisco
- Alessandro FiumeFounder · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sami Laakkonen@samilaaFounder · Last Accounting CompanyS26B2B · Helsinki
- Arjun Chaliha@arjunjchalihaFounder/CTO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Batu Balci@batubbalciFounder/CEO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Ray Fitzgerald@rincidiumFounder/CEO · BloomX26B2B · San Francisco
- Clint Burgess@ClintVanBurgessFounder/CMO · CharacterQuiltX26B2B · San Francisco
- Antoine BertrandFounder/CTO · ForesightX26B2B · New York
- Bao NguyenFounder/CEO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- James SmithFounder/COO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mann PatiraFounder/CTO · HexaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Avi Arora@c0delemonsFounder · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ritesh Malpani@RiteshMalpaniFounder/CEO · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Arash BaratiFounder/CEO · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
- Dimitris PagonakisFounder · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
- Shervin BaratiFounder/CTO · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joanathan McIntoshBillow AI LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/joanathanlmcPhilip MoniagaBillow AI LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Alex SouthmaydBloomyFounder/CEOSummer 2026EducationSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alexsouthmaydAlessandro FiumeIMPACT DronesFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Sami LaakkonenLast Accounting CompanyFounderSummer 2026B2BHelsinki, Finland4https://x.com/samilaaArjun ChalihaMarbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/arjunjchalihaBatu BalciTovenAIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/batubbalciSam TurchettaTovenAIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2—Ray FitzgeraldBloomFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rincidiumClint BurgessCharacterQuiltFounder/CMOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ClintVanBurgessAntoine BertrandForesightFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Bao NguyenHessianFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—James SmithHessianFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Mann PatiraHexaFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Avi AroraOddpoolFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/c0delemonsRitesh MalpaniOddpoolFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RiteshMalpaniYaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Arash BaratiPLAN0 AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—Dimitris PagonakisPLAN0 AIFounderSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—Shervin BaratiPLAN0 AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—
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James Smith
Founder/COO·Hessian
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
James, co-founder and COO of Hessian – leads forward-deployed engagements: customer relationship, system design, shipping AI pipelines to production. Previously five years at Bloomberg building a data platform processing billions of observations for financial firms, including entity-disambiguation AI pipelines, then DRW building data infrastructure and pipelines for commodities trading desks. CS at Durham University (top of year); awarded three scholarships from the University of Cambridge.
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
HessianForward-deployed AI Agents
