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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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anton Livaja@antonlivajaFounder/CEO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Ksenia Lesko@xenushFounder · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael ClarkFounder/COO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Raghav MehrishFounder/CTO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Sam SlezekFounder/CEO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Kanyes Thaker@KanyesThakerFounder/President · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shalin Shah@_shalinshah_Founder/CEO · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Haris Javed-AkhtarFounder/CEO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonny Dimond@jonnydimondFounder · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Kong@chriskong852Founder/CEO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Dirk BreeuwerFounder/CTO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Collins@matthewncollinsFounder · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Conor JonesFounder/CEO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- George KolokotronisFounder/CTO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- Sergio GarciaFounder · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anton LivajaCautionFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/antonlivajaKsenia LeskoCautionFounderSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/xenushLance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Alexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchMichael ClarkArctic HealthFounder/COOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Raghav MehrishArctic HealthFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Sam SlezekArctic HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Kanyes ThakerHyperFounder/PresidentSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/KanyesThakerShalin ShahHyperFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_shalinshah_Haris Javed-AkhtarPanaceaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJonny DimondTaskletFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/jonnydimondChristopher KongCorveraFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/chriskong852Dirk BreeuwerCorveraFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Matthew CollinsCorveraFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/matthewncollinsConor JonesSquidFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—George KolokotronisSquidFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—Sergio GarciaBoom AIFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Shalin Shah
Founder/CEO·Hyper
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
cofounder & ceo @ hyper, led autonomy @ matic robots + built their v0 humanoid which closed their series b, studied cs+math @ berkeley & top 1% of class. in a past life: started coding at 12; interned at 2 yc co's in 7th/8th grade; built study tool w 100k MAU in middle school & app for blind ppl w 3m+ users in high school; won $100k in high school science fairs to pay all college tuition and scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
HyperCompany brain that powers your AI employees
Co-foundersKanyes Thaker@KanyesThaker
