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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Angus Muffatti@dirtmanFounder/CEO · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Julian Fried@JulianFriedFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Stephen Lin@PerandexFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Jalaj ShuklaFounder/CTO · Intelligence FactoryX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yash SinhaFounder/CEO · Intelligence FactoryX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Wye Yew Ho@WyeYewFounder/CEO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Hau ChuFounder/Chief Engineer · UnifoldW26Fintech · New York
- Kurush Dubash@kurushdubashFounder · DomeF25B2B
- Gauri Agarwal@gauriagarwal99Founder/CTO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Mehul Agarwal@meh_agarwalFounder/CEO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Vivek NairFounder/CEO · MultifactorF25B2B · San Francisco
- Dwarak Govind Parthiban@quettabitxyzFounder · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Shikhar Bhushan@shikhrrFounder/CEO · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Balogh@sgbalogh0Founder/CTO · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Can ZehebiFounder · ZavoF25Fintech · London
- Ilkan GezerFounder · ZavoF25Fintech · London
- Bishesh Khadka@BisheshKFounder/CEO · ImpreziaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Milo SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Owen SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Rohil KhareFounder · SigmanticAIS25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Angus MuffattiAdvanced Metal ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/dirtmanJulian FriedAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/JulianFriedStephen LinAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/PerandexJalaj ShuklaIntelligence FactoryFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Yash SinhaIntelligence FactoryFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Wye Yew HoProximittyFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/WyeYewHau ChuUnifoldFounder/Chief EngineerWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Kurush DubashDomeFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/kurushdubashGauri AgarwalKoyalFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gauriagarwal99Mehul AgarwalKoyalFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/meh_agarwalVivek NairMultifactorFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Dwarak Govind Parthibans2.devFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/quettabitxyzShikhar Bhushans2.devFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/shikhrrStephen Baloghs2.devFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sgbalogh0Can ZehebiZavoFounderFall 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom8—Ilkan GezerZavoFounderFall 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom8—Bishesh KhadkaImpreziaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BisheshKMilo SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Owen SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Rohil KhareSigmanticAIFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Jalaj Shukla
Founder/CTO·Intelligence Factory
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO of Intelligence Factory - Unlocking Robotics Previously: MTS (Manipulation, VLA, Controls) at Dimensional, Sr. Robotics Engineer (Manipulation) at Blue Sky Robotics, CV Engineer at Applied Materials, R&D SWE at Ansys. MS in Robotics & Mechatronics from UPenn, GRASP Lab RA on multimodal manipulation policies. Earlier, worked as Research Fellow at DRDO, Ministry of Defence. Love cooking and exploring new places, active meditator and poet.
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
Intelligence Factory
Human Intelligence for Robots
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteintelligence-factory.com
Team size5
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersYash Sinha
