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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.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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Zachary Yu@thezacharyyuFounder/CEO · BelvedirS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob ChiaFounder/CTO · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Sid Unnithan@SidUnnithanFounder · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Marcus Lima@MarcusLimaGNFounder/CEO · TorusS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rahul ThayilFounder/CTO · TorusS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Angelica Kosasih@aka_kosasihFounder/CTO · WonderingS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Cheng-Wei Hu@HcwXdFounder/CEO · WonderingS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Efrain Torres@ET_adialanteFounder/CEO · AdialanteX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Parker JenkinsFounder/COO · AdialanteX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Robert HouFounder/CEO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Chang@tonychang430Founder · InsForgeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Hamza Al-Ali@hamzawy998Founder/CEO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jerry YaoFounder/CPO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kazuma ChojiFounder/CTO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Chondro@roblukanFounder/CEO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Haryono@edwardharyono_Founder/CEO · Saudara AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jennifer Prasetyo@jenandtech_Founder/CTO · Saudara AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aum Upadhyay@aumup001Founder/CEO · SilmarilX26B2B · San Francisco
- Eduardo Velasco@EduardoVel36291Founder/CTO · SilmarilX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Zachary YuBelvedirFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/thezacharyyuJacob ChiaEvergroveFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Sid UnnithanEvergroveFounderSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/SidUnnithanMarcus LimaTorus2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/MarcusLimaGNRahul ThayilTorusFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Angelica KosasihWonderingFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aka_kosasihCheng-Wei HuWonderingFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/HcwXdEfrain TorresAdialanteFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ET_adialanteParker JenkinsAdialanteFounder/COOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Robert HouAlchemizeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuTony ChangInsForgeFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/tonychang430Hamza Al-AliPlayabl.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/hamzawy998Jerry YaoSaffronFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kazuma ChojiSaffronFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Robert ChondroSaffronFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/roblukanEdward HaryonoSaudara AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/edwardharyono_Jennifer PrasetyoSaudara AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jenandtech_Aum UpadhyaySilmarilFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aumup001Eduardo VelascoSilmarilFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/EduardoVel36291
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Sanad Kiswani
Founder/CIO·Playabl.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CIO
Team size10
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
From hacking AAA games and building viral mods to creating agentic AI that lets anyone build playable games with a prompt. I live at the intersection of AI, game engines, and systems design!
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
Playabl.aiTikTok for User-generated Games
