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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Daood HashmiFounder · RasynS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alexander Urbanski@urban_alex42Founder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Chris CarterFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Hunter BrownFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Jack QiuFounder/CEO · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Deo Arlo (Iron Dome Guy)@deoarloFounder/CEO · Arlo IndustriesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Advaith Sridhar@advaith_sridharFounder/CTO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Akash RamdasFounder/CEO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Steven LinFounder · FinalDoseX26Healthcare · London
- Parth Radia@parthnradiaFounder/CEO · Keyframe LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay TrikhaFounder/CEO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Erik MeikeFounder/CTO · MadroneX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Benjamin Finch@btsfinchFounder/CEO · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- Ian McInnis@imjmcinnisFounder · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- David McDonough@David_l_mcd1Founder/COO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Daood HashmiRasynFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States0—Dan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaAlexander UrbanskiUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5https://x.com/urban_alex42Chris CarterUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Hunter BrownUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Jack QiuUltrasoniumFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Deo Arlo (Iron Dome Guy)Arlo IndustriesFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/deoarloAdvaith SridharDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/advaith_sridharAkash RamdasDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Steven LinFinalDoseFounderSpring 2026HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5—Parth RadiaKeyframe LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/parthnradiaAkshay TrikhaMadroneFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Erik MeikeMadroneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Benjamin FinchMultiplierFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/btsfinchIan McInnisMultiplierFounderSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/imjmcinnisDavid McDonoughtday.comFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/David_l_mcd1
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Dan Kondratyuk
Founder·rekursiv.ai
This handle is the company’s account, listed on the founder profile — not a personal handle.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex-Google, Ex-LumaAI scientist for a combined total of 7 years. First author of VideoPoet (ICML 2024 Best Paper), led the World Models team at Luma, and built large-scale multimodal LLMs and diffusion models for image, video, audio, and text. Now co-founder of rekursiv.ai, automating the science of ML research.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
rekursiv.aiScale AI scientists whose own breakthroughs accelerate the next.
Co-foundersJoshua Dillon
