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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hudson Griffith@hudson_griFounder/CEO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marinos Eliades@marinoeliadesFounder/CTO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Gomez@nickgomezFounder · InkeepW23B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Tran@robert_inkeepFounder · InkeepW23B2B · San Francisco
- Fil Twarowski@FilipTwarowskiFounder · riftW23B2B · San Francisco
- Misato TakahashiFounder · TailorS22B2B · Tokyo
- Yo Shibata@yoyoshibataFounder · TailorS22B2B · Tokyo
- Lin Sun FaFounder/CEO · EmobiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Govinda Upadhyay@goviupadhyayFounder · SmartHelioW22B2B · Lausanne
- Neeraj Dasila@dasila_neerajFounder · SmartHelioW22B2B · Lausanne
- Vijay KumarFounder · KrabW21Fintech · Hyderabad
- Yogesh BathinaFounder · KrabW21Fintech · Hyderabad
- Sid Garimella@sidgarimellaFounder · RulebricksW21B2B · San Francisco
- Rohit Taneja@sunnyboyrohitFounder · DecentroS20B2B · Bengaluru
- Lambert Chu@LambertChu_Founder/CTO · Point APIW18B2B · New York
- Julien Lemoine@jlemoine_algoFounder/CTO · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Dessaigne@dessaigneFounder/Board Member · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hudson GriffithPrizedFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudson_griMarinos EliadesPrizedFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marinoeliadesNick GomezInkeepFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States18https://x.com/nickgomezRobert TranInkeepFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States18https://x.com/robert_inkeepFil TwarowskiriftFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/FilipTwarowskiMisato TakahashiTailorFounderSummer 2022B2BTokyo, Japan40—Yo ShibataTailorFounderSummer 2022B2BTokyo, Japan40https://x.com/yoyoshibataLin Sun FaEmobiFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Govinda UpadhyaySmartHelioFounderWinter 2022B2BLausanne, Switzerland25https://x.com/goviupadhyayNeeraj DasilaSmartHelioFounderWinter 2022B2BLausanne, Switzerland25https://x.com/dasila_neerajVijay KumarKrabFounderWinter 2021FintechHyderabad, India9—Yogesh BathinaKrabFounderWinter 2021FintechHyderabad, India9—Sid GarimellaRulebricksFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sidgarimellaRohit TanejaDecentroFounderSummer 2020B2BBengaluru, India60https://x.com/sunnyboyrohitLambert ChuPoint APIFounder/CTOWinter 2018B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/LambertChu_Julien LemoineAlgoliaFounder/CTOWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/jlemoine_algoNicolas DessaigneAlgoliaFounder/Board MemberWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/dessaigne
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Hudson Griffith
Founder/CEO·Prized
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO of Prized. Most recently he was an engineer at Suno where he shipped full-stack features to millions of users. Before that he was the first engineer at Gander (YC F24), a 0-to-1 fleet-management platform that was acquired by Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR), where he owned the core architecture and built AI voice and document agents. He studied Computer Science at the University of Florida.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
PrizedLovable for internal tools
Co-foundersMarinos Eliades@marinoeliades
