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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio84%Bio coverage: 84% 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.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Daniel McNeil@danielmcneil_Founder/CEO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Krish KapadiaFounder/CTO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Karon Pangestu@pangestu_karonFounder/CEO · ArbitalS26Fintech · Singapore
- Edmond NiuFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aman Raj@arxneo14Founder/CEO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Beecher@jackbeecher23Founder/CEO · DentaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Nicolas YehFounder/CEO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Francisco Dias@ffrandiasFounder/CTO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Najmuzzaman (Nazz) Mohammad@najmuzzamanFounder/CEO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alfredo GonzalezFounder/CEO · OmantaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Efrain Torres@ET_adialanteFounder/CEO · AdialanteX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Parker JenkinsFounder/COO · AdialanteX26Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Daniel McNeilVoreliosFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielmcneil_Krish KapadiaVoreliosFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Karon PangestuArbitalFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/pangestu_karonEdmond NiuAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanSarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Aman RajDecaworkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arxneo14Jack BeecherDentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jackbeecher23Safi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiJoshua IbrahimManifoldFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Nicolas YehManifoldFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Francisco DiasNexFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ffrandiasNajmuzzaman (Nazz) MohammadNexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/najmuzzamanAlfredo GonzalezOmantaFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Dan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Efrain TorresAdialanteFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ET_adialanteParker JenkinsAdialanteFounder/COOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—
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Karon Pangestu
Founder/CEO·Arbital
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSingapore, Singapore
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at Arbital. Head of Growth and first non-engineering hire at Aevo, where I led growth, marketing, and product - helping scale the exchange from $1B to ~$100B in cumulative trading volume, and growing DAU from 1K to 30K in five months. Helped take the company public via token launch (token now listed on Binance and Bybit, ~$3.8B ATH valuation). Previously co-founded Launchy, a crypto media platform reaching 20K+ builders and investors. BA in Mathematics & Statistics, LSE.
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
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
ArbitalThe trading terminal for perps, memes, and stocks.
