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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Karon Pangestu@pangestu_karonFounder/CEO · ArbitalS26Fintech · Singapore
- Carl Stauffer@carlstauffer_Founder/CEO · RiftenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Amgad Al-ZamkanFounder/CPO · TenorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hamze Al-ZamkanFounder/CEO · TenorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Muhtasham Oblokulov@Muhtasham9Founder/CTO · TenorS26B2B · San Francisco
- He Song@7_hesongFounder/CTO · PaynaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Otso Veisterä@OtsoVeisteraFounder/CEO · The Token CompanyW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Ke HuangFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Meji AbidoyeFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Arthur MacWatersFounder · Legion HealthS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Daniel Wilson@the_danny_gFounder/CTO · Legion HealthS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yash PatelFounder/CEO · Legion HealthS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mesongo Sibuti@mesongoFounder · MarketForceS20B2B · Nairobi
- Tesh Mbaabu@teshmbaabuFounder · MarketForceS20B2B · Nairobi
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Karon PangestuArbitalFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/pangestu_karonCarl StaufferRiftenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/carlstauffer_Amgad Al-ZamkanTenorFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Hamze Al-ZamkanTenorFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Muhtasham OblokulovTenorFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Muhtasham9He SongPaynaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/7_hesongOtso VeisteräThe Token CompanyFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/OtsoVeisteraJesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ke HuangAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Meji AbidoyeAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Arthur MacWatersLegion HealthFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States11—Daniel WilsonLegion HealthFounder/CTOSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/the_danny_gYash PatelLegion HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States11—Mesongo SibutiMarketForceFounderSummer 2020B2BNairobi, Kenya400https://x.com/mesongoTesh MbaabuMarketForceFounderSummer 2020B2BNairobi, Kenya400https://x.com/teshmbaabu
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Vincent Owen Toniwan
Founder/CTO·Arbital
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSingapore, Singapore
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at Arbital. Built and ran the backend and market-making infrastructure that powered Aevo as it scaled from $1B to ~$100B in cumulative volume - driving latency down to <2ms at 100k events/s. Built Aevo Degen from scratch, one of the first exchanges offering up to 1,000x leverage. Previously led backend at N1 (terminal.trade) and MEV infrastructure at Bitwyre.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ArbitalThe trading terminal for perps, memes, and stocks.
