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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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company53%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 53% 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.
- Aniket Deshpande@anideshpFounder/CEO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Puru@varunpuruFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joohyun (CJ) ChaFounder/CEO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarthak Aggarwal@_sarthak4Founder/CTO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Liu@drxcliuFounder/CTO · DeepReach Inc.S26B2B · San Francisco
- Farhan Ur Rehman@re__farhanFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Gurshabd Singh Varaich@gurshabdvFounder/CEO · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mazin Al-AniFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rodrigo Terán@rodrigoteranhdzFounder/CTO · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Govind Chada@govindchadaFounder/CTO · EnactS26Industrials · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anis Mihrshahi@anismihrshahiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Leon MojarrabiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Prabha Dublish@prabhadublishFounder/CEO · HubbleS26Healthcare · Seattle
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Jity Woldemichael@rookunderfireFounder · OsmauraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Will Carkner@CarknerWillFounder/CTO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Beknazar Abdikamalov@beknabdikFounder/CEO · SpekoS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aniket DeshpandeAgent FMFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anideshpNithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaVarun PuruAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunpuruJoohyun (CJ) ChaDawn IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Sarthak AggarwalDecaworkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_sarthak4Chris LiuDeepReach Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/drxcliuFarhan Ur RehmanDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/re__farhanGurshabd Singh VaraichDefiniteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gurshabdvMazin Al-AniDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rodrigo TeránDialogusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rodrigoteranhdzGovind ChadaEnactFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/govindchadaibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anis MihrshahiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anismihrshahiLeon MojarrabiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Prabha DublishHubbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSeattle, United States2https://x.com/prabhadublishDennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Jity WoldemichaelOsmauraFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rookunderfireWill CarknerProvenMetalFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/CarknerWillBeknazar AbdikamalovSpekoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/beknabdikSam TurchettaTovenAIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2—
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Ahmed Aly
Founder/CEO·Fabraix
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder @ Fabraix, building a frontier hacker agent that finds failure modes and security exploits in AI systems before real users do. Previously the first data scientist at Sequoia-backed Two, where he built AI systems for adversarial environments from scratch and scaled them to process $1B+ in annual B2B transactions, averting $50M in losses for multiple Fortune 150 companies. A published researcher with multiple papers in Q1 journals and a UCL PhD drop-out.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhDDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FabraixThe world's frontier hacker for AI agents.
Co-foundersibrahim abdu
