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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Sebag@sebcnyFounder/CTO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Belhassen@michaelblhssnFounder/CEO · ANORIAX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Claire Nord@clairen19Founder/CTO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jynnie TangFounder/CEO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Manuel Castro@manny4cFounder · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Bishal Karmakar@BishalK_Founder/CTO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rounak Adhikary@RounaccFounder/CEO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
- Sourya Majumder@runallappsFounder/COO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonny Dimond@jonnydimondFounder · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Gaurav Paliwal@qavravFounder/CTO · ValCtrlX26Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevMathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Nicolas SebagCOACHFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sebcnyThomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatMichael BelhassenANORIAFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/michaelblhssnChristopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisKratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandClaire NordNapkin MathFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/clairen19Jynnie TangNapkin MathFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Manuel CastroNapkin MathFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/manny4cBishal KarmakarProjectXFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/BishalK_Rounak AdhikaryProjectXFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/RounaccSourya MajumderProjectXFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/runallappsAndrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJonny DimondTaskletFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/jonnydimondGaurav PaliwalValCtrlFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/qavrav
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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
