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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chia-Lun Wu@leowuheraFounder/CTO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Peter Tribelhorn@tribelhorn23Founder/CEO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Bruno Vegreville@bruvgrFounder · HeraS21B2B · Paris
- Louise Bayssat@loubayssFounder · HeraS21B2B · Paris
- Guilhem Herail@guilhemherailFounder · Hermes RoboticsW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Jay Patel@jayismsFounder · HeraldW19B2B · San Francisco
- Nilkanth Patel@nilkanthjpFounder · HeraldW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Meera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoChia-Lun WuHeraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/leowuheraPeter TribelhornHeraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/tribelhorn23Bruno VegrevilleHeraFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/bruvgrLouise BayssatHeraFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/loubayssGuilhem HerailHermes RoboticsFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/guilhemherailJay PatelHeraldFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jayismsNilkanth PatelHeraldFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nilkanthjp
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Meera Patel
Founder/CEO·HERA
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Grew up on the factory floor and now building software for heavy manufacturing.
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
HERAHera is the design verification layer for heavy industry.
IndustryIndustrials
Team size2
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersNoelle So@noelleyso
