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Known for these resultsRole51%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 51% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School34%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 34% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Matt Wulff@makeitmattoFounder/CPO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ben Smith@imbensmithFounder/CEO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Connor ParkFounder/CTO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Campbell Mercer-ButcherFounder/CTO · Avoca SystemsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Max ShandFounder/CEO · Avoca SystemsS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chris Liu@drxcliuFounder/CTO · DeepReach Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Luca Hadife@LucaHadifeFounder/CEO · KebraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mohamed HosnyFounder/CTO · KebraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anthea Guo@theantheaguoFounder/CTO · LumeriaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Aakar Khanna@khannaunoFounder/CEO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Arjun Chaliha@arjunjchalihaFounder/CTO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- George RoseFounder/CEO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Justin SoFounder/CEO · SidekickS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshMatt Wulff6thSenseFounder/CPOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/makeitmattoBen SmithAsyncFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/imbensmithConnor ParkAsyncFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Campbell Mercer-ButcherAvoca SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Max ShandAvoca SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States8—Chris LiuDeepReach Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/drxcliuAlexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchLuca HadifeKebraFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucaHadifeMohamed HosnyKebraFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anthea GuoLumeriaFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/theantheaguoAakar KhannaMarbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/khannaunoArjun ChalihaMarbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/arjunjchalihaDev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyTommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—George RoseRise ReformingFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Justin SoSidekickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—
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Chris Liu
Founder/CTO·DeepReach Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at DeepReach Inc. Founding MLE & tech lead of Aven scaling to #1 in DM volume in the US. Research Scientist at Meta working on core ML systems. PhD in computer vision from USC. B.S. from Peking University.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
DeepReach Inc.Real-world data network for robots & world models
