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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jack Morrison@jackmorrisonFounder/CEO · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Bilgehan Avser@bavserFounder/CEO · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian HuppiFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- George McLeanFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Paul LeutheuserFounder · Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yahia Bakour@mynameisyahiaFounder/CEO · Context.devS26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Liu@drxcliuFounder/CTO · DeepReach Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Schoeman@Formula_JoshFounder · HilstartS26Industrials · San Francisco
- James TennantFounder · Isengard Industries IncS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Min JinFounder · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Zaky HassanFounder/CEO · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Maki Potamianos@Maki_PotamianosFounder/CPO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Sahil Seth@sahil_seth9Founder/CEO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Tony Xavier@TonyXavier_Founder/CTO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Arthur De Los Santos@_arthurdls_Founder/CTO · RindlerS26B2B · Boston
- Michael Serrano@m_y_serranoFounder/CEO · RindlerS26B2B · Boston
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · WonderTxS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Parth PatwaFounder/CTO · BioStack PlatformsX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sanat Mishra@sanatmishra7Founder/CEO · BioStack PlatformsX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Alexandre Combes@alexcmbs17Founder/CTO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jack MorrisonAgency Tool CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/jackmorrisonBilgehan AvserApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/bavserBrian HuppiApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—George McLeanApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Paul LeutheuserApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Yahia BakourContext.devFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/mynameisyahiaChris LiuDeepReach Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/drxcliuJosh SchoemanHilstartFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/Formula_JoshJames TennantIsengard Industries IncFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30—Min JinMolagriFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Zaky HassanMolagriFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Maki PotamianosPlutoFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/Maki_PotamianosSahil SethPlutoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/sahil_seth9Tony XavierPlutoFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/TonyXavier_Arthur De Los SantosRindlerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/_arthurdls_Michael SerranoRindlerFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/m_y_serranoAbraham HeifetsWonderTx2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AbeHeifetsParth PatwaBioStack PlatformsFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Sanat MishraBioStack PlatformsFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sanatmishra7Alexandre CombesFoasterFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexcmbs17
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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
