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Known for these resultsRole63%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 63% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% 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.
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Damian Szumski@zaxrevFounder/CEO · SkymerseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Wenson TangFounder/COO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kevin WongFounder/CTO · CentralComsX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kyle ChangFounder/CEO · CentralComsX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gordy Sun@grdysunFounder/CEO · LakoniaF25Government · San Francisco
- Saurav Kumar@sauravmlFounder/CEO · FleetlineS25B2B · New York
- Veer JunejaFounder/COO · FleetlineS25B2B · New York
- Pranavkrishna Suresh@PKrishnaSureshFounder/CTO · GETASAPS25B2B · San Francisco
- Raghav AroraFounder/CEO · GETASAPS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron Carver@aaronmaxcarverFounder/CTO · chrtX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Kyle Reagan@based_kyle_Founder/CEO · chrtX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Loki CheemaFounder/CEO · HemutX25B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron CooperFounder · SamedayW23B2B · Lehi
- James LiuFounder · AurelianS22B2B · Seattle
- Max KeenanFounder · AurelianS22B2B · Seattle
- Abhishek (AJ) Jain@abhishekjain25Founder · Broccoli AIW22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevDamian SzumskiSkymerseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/zaxrevWenson TangSubVysionFounder/COOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Kevin WongCentralComsFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Kyle ChangCentralComsFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceGordy SunLakoniaFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grdysunSaurav KumarFleetlineFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States11https://x.com/sauravmlVeer JunejaFleetlineFounder/COOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States11—Pranavkrishna SureshGETASAPFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/PKrishnaSureshRaghav AroraGETASAPFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Aaron CarverchrtFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/aaronmaxcarverKyle ReaganchrtFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/based_kyle_Loki CheemaHemutFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aaron CooperSamedayFounderWinter 2023B2BLehi, United States7—James LiuAurelianFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States45—Max KeenanAurelianFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States45—Abhishek (AJ) JainBroccoli AIFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States85https://x.com/abhishekjain25
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David Goodfellow
Founder/CTO·Bernard
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size9
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Bernard (YC S26). Previously Engineering Manager at Radar Labs, where he led the fraud and geo-compliance products. Started career at Disney+. USC B.S. CS/BA + M.S. Data Informatics.
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
BernardAI employees that run home appliance repair companies
Co-foundersDan Katzman
