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Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% 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.
- Edmond NiuFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob ChiaFounder/CTO · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Sid Unnithan@SidUnnithanFounder · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Robert Qiu@whatsrobdoing_Founder/CEO · MOCHI.TVS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- 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
- Fred FooksFounder/CTO · DayjobX26B2B · London
- George PostlethwaiteFounder/CEO · DayjobX26B2B · London
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jan SahagunFounder/COO · TrellisX26B2B · San Francisco
- Lodovico BenvenutiFounder/CEO · TrellisX26B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Thomas@josephpthomasFounder · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Owen Botkin@owenbotkinFounder/CEO · ForumW26Fintech · New York
- Qasim Munye@qasimmunyeFounder · MenzaW26B2B · London
- Sam Kaplan@samrkaplanFounder/CEO · RemixW26Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edmond NiuAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanBenjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Jacob ChiaEvergroveFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Sid UnnithanEvergroveFounderSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/SidUnnithanRobert QiuMOCHI.TVFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/whatsrobdoing_Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaHisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—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/PerandexFred FooksDayjobFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—George PostlethwaiteDayjobFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Andrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJan SahagunTrellisFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Lodovico BenvenutiTrellisFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Joseph ThomasForumFounderWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/josephpthomasOwen BotkinForumFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/owenbotkinQasim MunyeMenzaFounderWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/qasimmunyeSam KaplanRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/samrkaplan
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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
