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- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Minghao TanFounder/CTO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jalaj ShuklaFounder/CTO · Intelligence FactoryX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yash SinhaFounder/CEO · Intelligence FactoryX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Pierre Betouin@pbetouinFounder/CEO · TolmoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Vladimir de Turckheim@poledesfetesFounder · TolmoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Mikus@dbmikusFounder/CEO · AmikaF25B2B · New York
- Jakub Cichon@jdcamikaFounder/CTO · AmikaF25B2B · New York
- Tanachart (James) KujareevanichFounder/CEO · Vision LabX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Will Wenbo ZhangFounder · Vision LabX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Zhichu RenFounder/CTO · Vision LabX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Dylan McFarlandFounder/CTO · No LogoS24B2B · New York
- Lev GlushkovskiiFounder/CEO · No LogoS24B2B · New York
- Kat Hu@katqhu1Founder · Sepal AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Robi LinFounder · Sepal AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Allen PanFounder · Industrial NextW22Industrials · San Francisco
- Lukas PankauFounder · Industrial NextW22Industrials · San Francisco
- Tim EllisFounder/CEO · Relativity SpaceW16Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Benjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Minghao TanDonkeyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Jalaj ShuklaIntelligence FactoryFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Yash SinhaIntelligence FactoryFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Pierre BetouinTolmo2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/pbetouinVladimir de TurckheimTolmoFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/poledesfetesDylan MikusAmikaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/dbmikusJakub CichonAmikaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/jdcamikaTanachart (James) KujareevanichVision LabFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Will Wenbo ZhangVision LabFounderSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Zhichu RenVision LabFounder/CTOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Dylan McFarlandNo LogoFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States15—Lev GlushkovskiiNo LogoFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States15—Kat HuSepal AIFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/katqhu1Robi LinSepal AIFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Allen PanIndustrial NextFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States9—Lukas PankauIndustrial NextFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States9—Tim EllisRelativity SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2500—
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Minghao Tan
Founder/CTO·Donkey
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO. Donkey buys factory-direct in China and sells delivered to US importers. Customs records are public. We read them, flag the trading company markup, and quote the same parts straight from the factory that makes them. QC on the floor before the factory gets paid. I build the data side: parsing raw customs filings, separating real factories from shells and forwarders, and the software the whole trade runs on. donkey.trade
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword 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-foundersBenjamin Martindale
