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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.Bio33%Bio coverage: 33% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Amir HirschFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Roee ShenbergFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Shlomo ZippelFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Ted BlackmanFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandAmir HirschZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Roee ShenbergZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Shlomo ZippelZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Ted BlackmanZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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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
