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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.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-company55%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 55% 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.
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Luis Manrique@lluismanriqueFounder/CEO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sam SlezekFounder/CEO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Pamir Ehsas@pamirehsasFounder/CEO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Stefan MandaricFounder/CTO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Vineet JammalamadakaFounder/CEO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Lev KokotovFounder/CEO · PgDogX25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas IrvineFounder/CTO · Tire SwingW25B2B · New York
- Kieran Taylor@_kietayFounder · MidshipS24B2B · San Francisco
- Jacqueline Cheong@JacquelineSYC19Founder · ArtieS23B2B · San Francisco
- Ashwin Venkatesh Raman@AshwinVRamanFounder · Spine AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Nabil Jallouli@nabs_jallouliFounder/CEO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Younes JallouliFounder/CPO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Emmanuel Turlay@neutralino1Founder · Airtrain AIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Duberstein@ajdsteinFounder · MercatorS22B2B · San Francisco
- Dayton ThorpeFounder · MercatorS22B2B · San Francisco
- Andreea Francis@afakereleFounder · SilkChartS22B2B · San Francisco
- Fahim Ferdous@fahimFounder · CabalS21B2B · New York
- Quentin Rousseau@quentinrousseauFounder and CTO (YC S21) · RootlyS21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Aamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Luis ManriqueUnderstudy LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lluismanriqueSam SlezekArctic HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Pamir EhsasMoritzFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10https://x.com/pamirehsasStefan MandaricMoritzFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10—Vineet JammalamadakaRobbyFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Lev KokotovPgDogFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Lucas IrvineTire SwingFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Kieran TaylorMidshipFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_kietayJacqueline CheongArtieFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/JacquelineSYC19Ashwin Venkatesh RamanSpine AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/AshwinVRamanNabil JallouliRollstackFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30https://x.com/nabs_jallouliYounes JallouliRollstackFounder/CPOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Emmanuel TurlayAirtrain AIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/neutralino1Andrew DubersteinMercatorFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ajdsteinDayton ThorpeMercatorFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Andreea FrancisSilkChartFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/afakereleFahim FerdousCabalFounderSummer 2021B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/fahimQuentin RousseauRootlyFounder and CTO (YC S21)Summer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States75https://x.com/quentinrousseau
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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
