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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Jamie YauFounder/CEO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Kazel Koh En YangFounder/CTO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Chen PengFounder/CEO · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Liam ZhongFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yim YingFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Elias ReinfeldtFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesper JohanssonFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Wilhelm Hedenskog@wilhelmmlemFounder/CEO · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaber Jaber@Akashi203Founder · RightNowF26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeJamie YauCollarFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Kazel Koh En YangCollarFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Aziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Daniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoRiley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikChen PengLambda RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Liam ZhongLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Yim YingLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Elias ReinfeldtQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jesper JohanssonQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wilhelm HedenskogQokedasFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wilhelmmlemJaber JaberRightNowFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Akashi203
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Aditya Mittal
Founder/CEO·Rote
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size0
BatchWinter 2027
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO of Rote (YC W27). A CS student at Cornell, he built scaled iCloud Mail Intelligence at Apple and engineered the computer vision pipelines powering Toyota’s autonomous factory fleets. A 4x hackathon winner focused on agentic AI applications, he developed machine learning infrastructure for Raytheon and served as Vice President of the Cornell Entrepreneurship Club.
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
RoteAI-native insurance department for auto body shops
Co-foundersGabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHe
