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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Anish Mariathasan@mariathasanishFounder/CEO · OsseusS26B2B
- Ayush PatelFounder/CTO · OsseusS26B2B
- George RoseFounder/CEO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Jona van OordFounder/COO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Lucas ZubillagaFounder/CTO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Ben Shafii@benjaminshafiiFounder/CEO · OpenWorkX26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael WachsmanFounder/CTO · Alt-XW26Fintech · Los Angeles
- Ryan Samadi@SamadiRyanFounder/CEO · Alt-XW26Fintech · Los Angeles
- Eli Bullock-PapaFounder/CEO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ryan ZhangFounder/CTO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel KobranFounder/COO · Autonomous Technologies GroupF25Fintech · New York
- Dillon Erb@dlnrbFounder/CEO · Autonomous Technologies GroupF25Fintech · New York
- Ben KoskaFounder/CEO · SF TensorF25B2B
- Luk KoskaFounder/CTO · SF TensorF25B2B
- Tom KoskaFounder · SF TensorF25B2B
- Kevan DodhiaFounder/CTO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Srikar Dandamuraju@realsreeksFounder/CEO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Braden WongFounder · EpicenterS25Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Riley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeAnish MariathasanOsseusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/mariathasanishAyush PatelOsseusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2—George RoseRise ReformingFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Jona van OordRise ReformingFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Lucas ZubillagaRise ReformingFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Ben ShafiiOpenWorkFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/benjaminshafiiMichael WachsmanAlt-XFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechLos Angeles, United States2—Ryan SamadiAlt-XFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/SamadiRyanEli Bullock-PapaPax HistoriaFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan ZhangPax HistoriaFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel KobranAutonomous Technologies Group2× YCFounder/COOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States8—Dillon ErbAutonomous Technologies Group2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States8https://x.com/dlnrbBen KoskaSF TensorFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Luk KoskaSF TensorFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Tom KoskaSF TensorFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Kevan DodhiaAlterFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Srikar DandamurajuAlterFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/realsreeksBraden WongEpicenterFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1—
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Ben Shafii
Founder/CEO·OpenWork
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Currently working on OpenWork, the open source alternative to Claude Cowork.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OpenWork
The open source alternative to Claude Cowork
