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Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company39%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 39% of these rows have at least one match.School41%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 41% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ian NaccarellaFounder/CEO · 83 SciencesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jacob HambroFounder/CEO · AudunS26Fintech · Oslo
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Vannara@victorvannaraFounder/CTO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Tung@alexytungFounder/CEO · WhitespaceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan XueFounder/CEO · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ashton Daniel@TheAshtonDanielFounder/CEO · AuxosX26B2B · San Francisco
- Javier Leguina@jleguina0Founder/CTO · flowscopeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel MirpuriFounder/CEO · flowscopeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexandre Combes@alexcmbs17Founder/CTO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Raphaël Dabadie@RaphaelDabadieFounder/CEO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Hodara@maradoh22Founder/CEO · KuliX26B2B · San Francisco
- David Korn@dav1dk0rnFounder/CTO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Leon Iwanowitsch@LeonIwanowitschFounder/CEO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Maximilian Arnold@maxonaryFounder/COO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Haris Javed-AkhtarFounder/CEO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sourya Majumder@runallappsFounder/COO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ian Naccarella83 SciencesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Jacob HambroAudunFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechOslo, Norway5—Oguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Matthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxVictor VannaraTropeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/victorvannaraAlex TungWhitespaceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexytungRyan XueAndco2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ashton DanielAuxosFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/TheAshtonDanielJavier LeguinaflowscopeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jleguina0Samuel MirpuriflowscopeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Alexandre CombesFoasterFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexcmbs17Raphaël DabadieFoasterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RaphaelDabadieVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandMichael HodaraKuliFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/maradoh22David KornOntoraFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dav1dk0rnLeon IwanowitschOntoraFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/LeonIwanowitschMaximilian ArnoldOntoraFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/maxonaryHaris Javed-AkhtarPanaceaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Sourya MajumderProjectXFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/runallapps
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Varun Kandula
Founder/CTO·Kinect
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Kinect. Previously led the Context Graph team at Reevo and worked as an engineer at MongoDB and Capital One. Advised Sephora on "Ask AI" tools. Built and scaled his own e-commerce brand to $10K in revenue. As President of NextGen Consulting, led engagements with leading retail brands and sourced $200K+ in contracted ARR across 10+ clients. Former national squash player and peaked at #23 in the US.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KinectThe AI revenue platform for D2C brands
TagsE-commerce
Co-foundersKratik Agrawal@Kratik_ag
