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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School42%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 42% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jack Morrison@jackmorrisonFounder/CEO · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Antonio Sitong Li@AntonioSitongLiFounder/CTO · NoriS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Anish Mariathasan@mariathasanishFounder/CEO · OsseusS26B2B
- Aaron ZhangFounder/CEO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sanjeev ChauhanFounder/CEO · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Tania RoyFounder · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Angus Muffatti@dirtmanFounder/CEO · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Julian Fried@JulianFriedFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Stephen Lin@PerandexFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Kaahan Radia@kradismeFounder/CTO · Keyframe LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Seiji YamamotoFounder · PerfectBit, Inc.X26B2B · San Francisco
- Rhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_Founder/CTO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Paul GrechFounder/CEO · OctaPulseW26Industrials
- Rohan SinghFounder/CTO · OctaPulseW26Industrials
- Madhav Lavakare@madlavakFounder/CEO · AirCapsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Nirbhay NarangFounder/CTO · AirCapsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kristopher Luo@theKrisLuoFounder/CEO · Null LabsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Everett LeeFounder/CTO · MonarchaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tanachart (James) KujareevanichFounder/CEO · Vision LabX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Will Wenbo ZhangFounder · Vision LabX25Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jack MorrisonAgency Tool CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/jackmorrisonAntonio Sitong LiNoriFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/AntonioSitongLiAnish MariathasanOsseusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/mariathasanishAaron ZhangPeerFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Sanjeev ChauhanSynapse SemiconductorFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Tania RoySynapse SemiconductorFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Angus MuffattiAdvanced Metal ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/dirtmanJulian FriedAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/JulianFriedStephen LinAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/PerandexKaahan RadiaKeyframe LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kradismeSeiji YamamotoPerfectBit, Inc.FounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rhea MalhotraKitaFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_rheamalhotra_Paul GrechOctaPulseFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown2—Rohan SinghOctaPulseFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown2—Madhav LavakareAirCapsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/madlavakNirbhay NarangAirCapsFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Kristopher LuoNull LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theKrisLuoEverett LeeMonarchaFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tanachart (James) KujareevanichVision LabFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Will Wenbo ZhangVision LabFounderSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—
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Sanjeev Chauhan
Founder/CEO·Synapse Semiconductor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationDurham, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I like to break things and build things 2 IEDM publications, 3 years Seed Stage VC, scaled deaplearning.com to 300k users, Stanford Linear Accelerator National Lab ML Researcher, IPAC 1st Author
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Synapse SemiconductorNew semiconductors that merge compute and vision
Co-foundersTania Roy
