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Known for these resultsRole48%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 48% 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.School39%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 39% of these rows have at least one match.
- Edmond NiuFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Ananth Sankaralingam@_ananthhhFounder/CEO · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hans IbarraFounder · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Juberth RodriguezFounder/CEO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rodrigo Terán@rodrigoteranhdzFounder/CTO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Claire Mao@clairemao78Founder/CEO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lucy Cai@LucyCai9Founder/CTO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Hailey@realChrisHaileyFounder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Arthur De Los Santos@_arthurdls_Founder/CTO · RindlerS26B2B · Boston
- Michael Serrano@m_y_serranoFounder/CEO · RindlerS26B2B · Boston
- Emily Colman@emilyrcolmanFounder · RonanRx Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Lloyd Armbrust@larmbrustFounder/CEO · RonanRx Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Koby Conrad@kobyjconradFounder/CEO · SunflowerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Luis Manrique@lluismanriqueFounder/CEO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nour Zahzah@nourzahzahFounder/CEO · VendoS26B2B · San Francisco
- Yousef Helal@yousefhllFounder/CTO · VendoS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edmond NiuAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanDan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevAnanth SankaralingamChromieFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_ananthhhHans IbarraDialogusFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Juberth RodriguezDialogusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rodrigo TeránDialogusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rodrigoteranhdzClaire MaoInstanceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/clairemao78Lucy CaiInstanceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucyCai9Chris HaileyOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realChrisHaileyArthur De Los SantosRindlerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/_arthurdls_Michael SerranoRindlerFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/m_y_serranoEmily ColmanRonanRx Inc.FounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/emilyrcolmanLloyd ArmbrustRonanRx Inc.2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/larmbrustKoby ConradSunflowerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kobyjconradAamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Luis ManriqueUnderstudy LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lluismanriqueNour ZahzahVendoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nourzahzahYousef HelalVendoFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yousefhll
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Yousef Helal
Founder/CTO·Vendo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Vendo (YC S26). I graduated top of my class from UC Berkeley at 19, and then went and got an MS from Stanford. I previously designed software and hardware at Apple (FPGA infrastructure) and AMD (Microblaze V), and then founded a startup building in-store AI shopping assistants for retailers. Before that, my teachings methods as a TA at Berkeley won awards and got published in a paper.
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
VendoLet your users build their own features on top of your product
Co-foundersNour Zahzah@nourzahzah
