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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School63%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 63% of these rows have at least one match.
- Wilhelm Hedenskog@wilhelmmlemFounder/CEO · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ian NaccarellaFounder/CEO · 83 SciencesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Davis Foster@davistfosterFounder · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- David Khachaturov@davidobot_Founder/CTO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alessandro FiumeFounder · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Niki Kotecha@KotechaNikiFounder/CTO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
- Zaky HassanFounder/CEO · MolagriS26Industrials · Toronto
- Ege Doganay@_doganay_egeFounder/CEO · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Antonio Sitong Li@AntonioSitongLiFounder/CTO · NoriS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ryan Nowicki Stewart@rywicksFounder/CEO · PennantS26Fintech · New York
- Ian LeeFounder/CEO · PetrarchS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Anya Trofimova@anya_trofimova7Founder/COO · PRINCEPSS26Fintech · London
- Jibril Moinuddin@JibrilAsifFounder/CEO · RationalS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jay Chooi@chooi_jeqFounder/CEO · RobocurveS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Caleb HoranFounder/CEO · Salem Robotics IncS26Industrials · Austin
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chris CarterFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Daniel Mukasa@DanielMukasa1Founder/CEO · AbInitio BioX26Healthcare · Boston
- Ryan XueFounder/CEO · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Wilhelm HedenskogQokedasFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wilhelmmlemIan Naccarella83 SciencesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Davis FosterAgency Tool CompanyFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/davistfosterDavid KhachaturovEgoist MachinesFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davidobot_Alessandro FiumeIMPACT DronesFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Niki KotechaLamb LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0https://x.com/KotechaNikiZaky HassanMolagriFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsToronto, Canada4—Ege DoganayNeuromorphicFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_doganay_egeAntonio Sitong LiNoriFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/AntonioSitongLiRyan Nowicki StewartPennantFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/rywicksIan LeePetrarchFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyAnya TrofimovaPRINCEPSFounder/COOSummer 2026FintechLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/anya_trofimova7Jibril MoinuddinRationalFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JibrilAsifJay ChooiRobocurveFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/chooi_jeqCaleb HoranSalem Robotics IncFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States2—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaChris CarterUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Daniel MukasaAbInitio BioFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareBoston, United States2https://x.com/DanielMukasa1Ryan XueAndco2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Vatan Aksoy Tezer
Founder·Neuromorphic
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Neuromorphic. Previously Lead Robotics Engineer at Augmentus, deploying motion planning algorithms to production with sub-mm accuracy and leading a team of 5. Before that, built navigation stacks from scratch at KABAM Robotics (deployed 100+ robots) and scaled ASRS systems at Rapyuta Robotics (1000+ robots to production). Core maintainer of MoveIt at PickNik Robotics. MS in CS from Sabanci University, BS in Astronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.
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
NeuromorphicBuilding robots to automate wetlabs
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteneuromorphic.vision/
Team size3
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
