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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rick GaoFounder/CEO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Agnay Srivastava@AgnaySrivastavaFounder/CEO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Pulkit Gupta@pulkit_gupta2Founder/CTO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Dan DanayFounder/CEO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Isaac GrossmanFounder · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Liran KoganFounder/CPO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Claire Nord@clairen19Founder/CTO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jynnie TangFounder/CEO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Manuel Castro@manny4cFounder · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Lars Gjardar MusæusFounder/CTO · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Bruno Koba@brunokoba_Founder/CEO · AstorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Daniel Tulha Hochstetler@tulha_Founder/CTO · AstorS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Alessia Paccagnella@alessiapaccaFounder/CTO · VibeFlowS25B2B · San Francisco
- Elia SaquandFounder/CEO · VibeFlowS25B2B · San Francisco
- Guang CuiFounder/CEO · Miyagi LabsW25Education · New York
- Tyrone Davis III@tyronedavisiiiFounder/CTO · Miyagi LabsW25Education · New York
- Celia Manzano@celsmanzFounder · ReboltW25B2B · San Francisco
- Javier Sanchez@jvrsanchFounder/CTO · ReboltW25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rick GaoAlkera AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Agnay SrivastavaTsentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AgnaySrivastavaPulkit GuptaTsentaFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pulkit_gupta2Dan DanayVerdict Machine2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Isaac GrossmanVerdict MachineFounderSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Liran KoganVerdict MachineFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Claire NordNapkin MathFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/clairen19Jynnie TangNapkin MathFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Manuel CastroNapkin MathFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/manny4cLars Gjardar MusæusCrunchedFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Bruno KobaAstorFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/brunokoba_Daniel Tulha HochstetlerAstorFounder/CTOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/tulha_Alessia PaccagnellaVibeFlowFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/alessiapaccaElia SaquandVibeFlowFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Guang CuiMiyagi LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationNew York, United States2—Tyrone Davis IIIMiyagi LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationNew York, United States2https://x.com/tyronedavisiiiCelia ManzanoReboltFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/celsmanzJavier SanchezReboltFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jvrsanch
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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
