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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company41%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 41% 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.
- Ramtin Shahzanian@42RamtinFounder/CEO · MagmaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dillon Mehta@PickleDilll_Founder/CEO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Neel Gadde@neelapolitanFounder/COO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishan HemrajaniFounder · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Hamza Al-Ali@hamzawy998Founder/CEO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Omar JarrahFounder/COO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sanad KiswaniFounder/CIO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Moses Wayne@_moseswayneFounder · CofiaW26B2B · New York
- Michael SelemanFounder/CTO · shortkitW26B2B
- Neil Bhammar@neilbhammarFounder/CEO · shortkitW26B2B
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Connor Waslo@ConnorWasloFounder/CEO · CaddyF25B2B · New York
- James JiangFounder · MSPilotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Paul Li@PaulTheLiFounder · MSPilotF25B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander Schiff@schiffyalexFounder/CEO · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- George LawrenceFounder · Channel3S25B2B · New York
- Anmol Tukrel@anmoltukrelFounder/CEO · CloseraS25B2B · New York
- Bishesh Khadka@BisheshKFounder/CEO · ImpreziaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shourya Lala@atShouryaFounder/CTO · Third ChairX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yoav Zimmerman@yoavz_Founder/CEO · Third ChairX25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ramtin ShahzanianMagmaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/42RamtinDillon MehtaSnap PokerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PickleDilll_Neel GaddeSnap PokerFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/neelapolitanRishan HemrajaniSnap PokerFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Hamza Al-AliPlayabl.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/hamzawy998Omar JarrahPlayabl.aiFounder/COOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Sanad KiswaniPlayabl.aiFounder/CIOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Moses WayneCofiaFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/_moseswayneMichael SelemanshortkitFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Neil BhammarshortkitFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/neilbhammarZsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Connor WasloCaddyFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/ConnorWasloJames JiangMSPilotFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Paul LiMSPilotFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PaulTheLiAlexander SchiffChannel3Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/schiffyalexGeorge LawrenceChannel3FounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Anmol TukrelCloseraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/anmoltukrelBishesh KhadkaImpreziaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BisheshKShourya LalaThird Chair2× YCFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/atShouryaYoav ZimmermanThird ChairFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/yoavz_
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Hamza Al-Ali
Founder/CEO·Playabl.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size10
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO of Playabl.ai (YC P26), building a prompt-to-play AI game builder that turns ideas into playable games. Previously co-founded NeonRain, where we built a modding platform used by millions of players, generated $1.3m+ in revenue with zero marketing spend, and drove content with 5B+ views. Before that, scaled ARR 10x at B12App and grew a university program at Al Hussein Technical University from ~90 to 320+ students per intake, generating $1.7m+ in its first year.
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
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Playabl.aiTikTok for User-generated Games
