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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Avinash Joshi@avinashjoshiFounder/CTO · CactusX25B2B · San Francisco
- Mike Wang@mikero_managerFounder · AvinaS22B2B · New York
- Vivek SudarsanFounder/CEO · AvinaS22B2B · New York
- Avinash Sukhwai@avinashsukhwaniFounder · PayflowS21B2B · Madrid
- Avinash AnandFounder · StayQriousW20Education · Bengaluru
- Avinash Pandey@avinashpdyFounder · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Avinash JoshiCactusFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/avinashjoshiMike WangAvinaFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/mikero_managerVivek SudarsanAvinaFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States5—Avinash SukhwaiPayflowFounderSummer 2021B2BMadrid, Spain50https://x.com/avinashsukhwaniAvinash AnandStayQriousFounderWinter 2020EducationBengaluru, India29—Avinash PandeyTap to LearnFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/avinashpdy
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Luis Manrique
Founder/CEO·Understudy Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Understudy Labs (YC S26). Previously founding Member of Technical Staff (and founding sales guy) at Gumloop, closing ~$2M in first year. Led Ads ML and also consumer AI as first PM at Instacart's Carrot AI. Prior co-founder/CEO at Ones and Zeros (text-to-SQL using transformers). Early at Wildfire (acquired by Google), then 5 years across Google's ads ML and programmatic platforms. SVP Solutions at VideoAmp building TV measurement infrastructure.
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
Understudy LabsSelf-optimizing neocloud that cuts LLM bills by 80%
Co-foundersAamir Poonawalla
