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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Josh Schoeman@Formula_JoshFounder · HilstartS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rahul BhatiFounder · HilstartS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Simon AlexanderFounder/CTO · HilstartS26Industrials · San Francisco
- William A'courtFounder/CEO · HilstartS26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josh SchoemanHilstartFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/Formula_JoshRahul BhatiHilstartFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States0—Simon AlexanderHilstartFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States0—William A'courtHilstartFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States0—
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Rahul Bhati
Founder·Hilstart
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size0
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Trained gymnast. Building hardware since 15. 2x National robotics champion at 18. Before HILStart: power and thermal systems at Vessev (Flying boats) and test rigs at Halter (NZ's latest unicorn). Founding team at Aquila and built the core tech behind kilometre-scale wireless laser energy transmission across many engineering disciplines. Aquila is now a world-leading powerbeaming company, and the tech delivered the world's first 500W transfer to a drone mid-flight.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
HilstartAutonomous Hardware Testing
IndustryIndustrials
Websitehilstart.io/
Team size0
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
