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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Gaurav Chaubey@GauravChaubey27Founder · MeshS20B2B · San Francisco
- Rahul Singh@singrahul30Founder · MeshS20B2B · San Francisco
- Saurabh Nangia@nangia5Founder · MeshS20B2B · San Francisco
- Douglas Stidolph@dougstidolphFounder · QuellS20Consumer · London
- Aditya KaickerFounder · Breathe Well-beingW20Healthcare · New Delhi
- Rohan VermaFounder · Breathe Well-beingW20Healthcare · New Delhi
- Genevieve PayzerFounder · Fit to FormS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Radha JainFounder · Fit to FormS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Niki BayatFounder/CEO · AesculaTechW18Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
- Karthik BalakrishnanFounder/CTO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandGaurav ChaubeyMeshFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/GauravChaubey27Rahul SinghMeshFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/singrahul30Saurabh NangiaMeshFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/nangia5Douglas StidolphQuellFounderSummer 2020ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom40https://x.com/dougstidolphAditya KaickerBreathe Well-beingFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew Delhi, India15—Rohan VermaBreathe Well-beingFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew Delhi, India15—Genevieve PayzerFit to FormFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Radha JainFit to FormFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Niki BayatAesculaTechFounder/CEOWinter 2018HealthcareLos Angeles, United States6—Kanishk ParasharCoin2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Karthik BalakrishnanCoinFounder/CTOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—
Showing 1–13 of 13 founders
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
