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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company56%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 56% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Davis Foster@davistfosterFounder · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Jack Morrison@jackmorrisonFounder/CEO · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jayram PalamadaiFounder/CEO · ByteportW26B2B · San Francisco
- Alex XiFounder/CTO · NOSO LABSS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Isabelle Ilyia@isabelleilyiaFounder/CTO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse Li@fish_in_a_poolFounder/CEO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Anton KoenigFounder/CEO · VideoGenS24B2B · San Francisco
- David GrossmanFounder/CTO · VideoGenS24B2B · San Francisco
- Bing WuFounder · Retell AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Evie WangFounder · Retell AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Penelope Jones@penelopekjones_Founder · OhmW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Aryan LobieFounder · CoffeeAIW22B2B · Auckland
- Will HaringaFounder/ Co-CEO · CoffeeAIW22B2B · Auckland
- Swapnil Daga@iamstgFounder · AlgoUniversityS21Education · Hyderabad
- Divyang AroraFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Quinn McKenna@queueconsultingFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Rahul MadadiFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Carl AtupemFounder · BytebotS21B2B · Boston
- Viet Long TranFounder · RedbeanS21Consumer · Singapore
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Davis FosterAgency Tool CompanyFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/davistfosterJack MorrisonAgency Tool CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/jackmorrisonTony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jayram PalamadaiByteportFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Alex XiNOSO LABSFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Isabelle IlyiaCedarFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isabelleilyiaJesse LiCedarFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/fish_in_a_poolAnton KoenigVideoGenFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—David GrossmanVideoGenFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Bing WuRetell AIFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States50—Evie WangRetell AIFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States50—Penelope JonesOhmFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/penelopekjones_Aryan LobieCoffeeAIFounderWinter 2022B2BAuckland, New Zealand5—Will HaringaCoffeeAIFounder/ Co-CEOWinter 2022B2BAuckland, New Zealand5—Swapnil DagaAlgoUniversityFounderSummer 2021EducationHyderabad, India40https://x.com/iamstgDivyang AroraByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Quinn McKennaByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/queueconsultingRahul MadadiByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Carl AtupemBytebotFounderSummer 2021B2BBoston, United States3—Viet Long TranRedbeanFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSingapore, Singapore6—
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Tony Li
Founder/COO·Alkera AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Alkera AI, Inc. Previously Agentic Software Engineer at ByteDance, where he built a Python framework for multi-agent AI workflows and deployed production bots used across company teams. Former Quantitative Developer at Carthage Capital. BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Yale.
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
Alkera AIReliable and safe data engineering and data science agents
