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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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.Bio93%Bio coverage: 93% 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-company39%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 39% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Cem TokerFounder/COO · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ege Doganay@_doganay_egeFounder/CEO · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Vatan Aksoy TezerFounder · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ilia Bolgov@iliabolgovFounder/CEO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Roman Yanushevskyi@ryanushevskyiFounder/CTO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Vannara@victorvannaraFounder/CTO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Antoine BertrandFounder/CTO · ForesightX26B2B · New York
- Armen ArakelyanFounder/CTO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Geourg Kivijian@geourgkivijianFounder/CEO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Haris Javed-AkhtarFounder/CEO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Emil Falk@falkemil_Founder · Tenet IndustriesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Lihong Wang@Lihong062Founder/CEO · Freeport MarketsF25Fintech · New York
- Peyton Shields@peytonshields_Founder/CTO · InterfaceS25Consumer · New York
- Bolu Ben-AdeolaFounder/CEO · KenleyS24B2B · London
- Alix MaurinFounder/CEO · RentFlowS24B2B · New York
- Joseph ThalinjanFounder/CEO · RentFlowS24B2B · New York
- Daniel Han@danielhanchenFounder · Unsloth AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Greg VolynskyFounder/CEO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Cem TokerNeuromorphicFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Ege DoganayNeuromorphicFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_doganay_egeVatan Aksoy TezerNeuromorphicFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Ilia BolgovTouchmarkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/iliabolgovRoman YanushevskyiTouchmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ryanushevskyiMatthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxVictor VannaraTropeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/victorvannaraAntoine BertrandForesightFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Armen ArakelyanOrnadyneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4—Geourg KivijianOrnadyneFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4https://x.com/geourgkivijianHaris Javed-AkhtarPanaceaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Emil FalkTenet IndustriesFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/falkemil_Lihong WangFreeport MarketsFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/Lihong062Peyton ShieldsInterfaceFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/peytonshields_Bolu Ben-AdeolaKenleyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Alix MaurinRentFlowFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3—Joseph ThalinjanRentFlowFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3—Daniel HanUnsloth AIFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/danielhanchenGreg VolynskyZoa ResearchFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—
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Victor Vannara
Founder/CTO·Trope
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Trope. Deployed AI agents for operations at Amazon. Built Discord bots used by 400k users at 13 years old. UBC computer science grad.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TropeThe AI-native ERP system integrator
Co-foundersMatthew Chow@mattchowx
