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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ansh Tandon@anshtdnFounder · CovaS26Healthcare · Detroit
- Jordan IbeFounder · CovaS26Healthcare · Detroit
- Aman Raj@arxneo14Founder/CEO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Bryan ChungFounder/CTO · InsurfS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chang LuFounder/CEO · InsurfS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nicolas YehFounder/CEO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Aakar Khanna@khannaunoFounder/CEO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Aahil Valliani@aahil__valFounder · VestrisS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Joshua Tang@joshtang07Founder · VestrisS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Dasmer Singh@dasmersinghFounder/CEO · AllowanceX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Johann Stürken@JStuerkenFounder · AndustryX26Industrials · Munich
- Nicholas Donahue@PrimalNickFounder/CEO · DraftedX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Kaahan Radia@kradismeFounder/CTO · Keyframe LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Parth Radia@parthnradiaFounder/CEO · Keyframe LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adrian Del Bosque@adriandelbFounder · Kimpton AIX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Jack Zumwalt@jackzumwaltFounder/CEO · Kimpton AIX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Mauricio Ortiz@ortizmauricio_Founder/CTO · Kimpton AIX26Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ansh TandonCovaFounderSummer 2026HealthcareDetroit, United States2https://x.com/anshtdnJordan IbeCovaFounderSummer 2026HealthcareDetroit, United States2—Aman RajDecaworkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arxneo14An Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Bryan ChungInsurfFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Chang LuInsurfFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Nicolas YehManifoldFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Aakar KhannaMarbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/khannaunoAahil VallianiVestrisFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aahil__valJoshua TangVestrisFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/joshtang07Dasmer SinghAllowanceFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/dasmersinghJohann StürkenAndustryFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsMunich, Germany2https://x.com/JStuerkenNicholas DonahueDrafted2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/PrimalNickKaahan RadiaKeyframe LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kradismeParth RadiaKeyframe LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/parthnradiaAdrian Del BosqueKimpton AIFounderSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/adriandelbJack ZumwaltKimpton AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jackzumwaltMauricio OrtizKimpton AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ortizmauricio_
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An Zhu Liu
Founder/CEO·Familiar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Stanford dropout. Tinkerer & researcher. Sold voice AI for six figures, built the best human avatar cloning model in the spring, and turned down an eight-figure offer (large portion as equity, $7M) to join a unicorn as their model-research lead -- all to build Familiar.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FamiliarDubbing is finally good. Audio-Visual Translation.
