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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% 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.
- David Khachaturov@davidobot_Founder/CTO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Erin McGurk@erinmerylstudyFounder/CEO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tien ChuFounder/CTO · LATOS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tymek Staniszewski@tymek_stanFounder/CEO · LATOS26B2B · San Francisco
- Fred FooksFounder/CTO · DayjobX26B2B · London
- Ines Boutemadja@inesboutemFounder/CEO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Julien CatonnetFounder/CTO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Lars Gjardar MusæusFounder/CTO · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Markus SkagemoFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Michael SakowskiFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Philip BorgeFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Christopher Grittner@chrisgrittnerFounder/CEO · Hey TeloW25B2B
- Aman Gottumukkala@amangotchuFounder · FirebenderW24B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Williams@jumploopsFounder · Magic LoopsS23B2B · San Francisco
- Andres Paez@APaezMxFounder · MovingLakeS22B2B · Mexico City
- Felix SteinbrennerFounder/CEO · CellbyteW22Healthcare · Munich
- Len Boyette@kevlenedFounder · Scratch DataS21B2B · New York
- Satyam Baranwal@satyambaranwalFounder · CodingalW21Education · Bengaluru
- Vivek Prakash@vivekprakashFounder · CodingalW21Education · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David KhachaturovEgoist MachinesFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davidobot_Erin McGurkEgoist MachinesFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/erinmerylstudyAhmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiTien ChuLATOFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tymek StaniszewskiLATOFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tymek_stanFred FooksDayjobFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Ines BoutemadjaKlaimeeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/inesboutemJulien CatonnetKlaimeeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Lars Gjardar MusæusCrunchedFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Markus SkagemoCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Michael SakowskiCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Philip BorgeCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Christopher GrittnerHey TeloFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/chrisgrittnerAman GottumukkalaFirebenderFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/amangotchuAdam WilliamsMagic LoopsFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jumploopsAndres PaezMovingLakeFounderSummer 2022B2BMexico City, Mexico3https://x.com/APaezMxFelix SteinbrennerCellbyteFounder/CEOWinter 2022HealthcareMunich, Germany3—Len BoyetteScratch Data2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/kevlenedSatyam BaranwalCodingalFounderWinter 2021EducationBengaluru, India100https://x.com/satyambaranwalVivek PrakashCodingalFounderWinter 2021EducationBengaluru, India100https://x.com/vivekprakash
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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
