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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School58%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 58% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kajo KratzensteinFounder · KugelAudioX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adina GoerresFounder/CEO · superglueW25B2B
- Stefan FaistenauerFounder/CTO · superglueW25B2B
- Ian GillisFounder/CTO · Sage CareS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jon Levinson@levinsonjonFounder/CEO · Sage CareS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nikhil ShankarFounder · SilurianS24Industrials · Seattle
- Julia Turc@juliarturcFounder/CTO · Storia AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Eric KimFounder · InariS23B2B · San Francisco
- Akash Mandavilli@AkashMandavill4Founder · GovEagleW23Government · New York
- Gabe Villasana@GabeVillasanaFounder · GovEagleW23Government · New York
- Joshua YingFounder · Sage AIW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaKajo KratzensteinKugelAudioFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Adina GoerressuperglueFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown6—Stefan FaistenauersuperglueFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BUnknown6—Ian GillisSage CareFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Jon LevinsonSage CareFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/levinsonjonNikhil ShankarSilurianFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—Julia TurcStoria AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/juliarturcEric KimInariFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Akash MandavilliGovEagleFounderWinter 2023GovernmentNew York, United States25https://x.com/AkashMandavill4Gabe VillasanaGovEagleFounderWinter 2023GovernmentNew York, United States25https://x.com/GabeVillasanaJoshua YingSage AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Kajo Kratzenstein
Founder·KugelAudio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at KugelAudio (YC P26). Previously CTO at Sagemode, scaling an in-game AI coach to 1,000+ users with deep League of Legends integration. Built production aneurysm detection model at Floy GmbH. MA and BSc in Computer Science from Hasso Plattner Institute.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KugelAudio
Kugel is an on-prem Voice AI model supporting 30+ languages
Co-foundersViktor Presber
