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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Dimitris Koutentakis@_dkoutFounder/CEO · AtomarineS26Industrials · Boston
- Emile GermonpreFounder/CTO · AtomarineS26Industrials · Boston
- Peter FloFounder & Chief Scientist · AudunS26Fintech · Oslo
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hans IbarraFounder · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Juberth RodriguezFounder/CEO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rodrigo Terán@rodrigoteranhdzFounder/CTO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Minghao TanFounder/CTO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Asaph Kupferman@KupfermanAsaphFounder/CEO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Jonah KayeFounder/CTO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Amol PantFounder/CTO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Shaurya Aggarwal@shauryaaggFounder/CEO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- David Shijoon BaeFounder/CEO · FlowManualS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Michael Lin@immichaellinFounder/CTO · FlowManualS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Rishov Sarkar@ArkaneMooseFounder/CTO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Dimitris KoutentakisAtomarineFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2https://x.com/_dkoutEmile GermonpreAtomarineFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Peter FloAudunFounder & Chief ScientistSummer 2026FintechOslo, Norway5—Jeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Hans IbarraDialogusFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Juberth RodriguezDialogusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rodrigo TeránDialogusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rodrigoteranhdzBenjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Minghao TanDonkeyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Asaph KupfermanFloraceneFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/KupfermanAsaphJonah KayeFloraceneFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Amol PantFlorinFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3—Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterShaurya AggarwalFlorinFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/shauryaaggDavid Shijoon BaeFlowManualFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Michael LinFlowManualFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/immichaellinRishov Sarkarhardware intelligenceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ArkaneMoose
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Benjamin Martindale
Founder/CEO·Donkey
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Prev founded Prelude OS: 31 paying Chinese factory customers cold-acquired in 39 days on the ground in Guangzhou; cash-flow positive. Advised heavy-equipment giants Sany and Sinoboom on overseas expansion. Featured on Mango TV, China's largest media station: factory-floor interview segments and a named 13-minute personal profile. Ran a Toronto marketing company: $4M closed for construction clients in 6 months. Fluent Mandarin. Finance at Rotman Commerce, UofT; dropped a credit short.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
DonkeyThe AI-native trading company: China factory-direct for US importers
Co-foundersMinghao Tan
