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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Joseph Zhang@sohan_zhangFounder/CEO · CatchBack CardsW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Kevin GuFounder · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Regina LinFounder/CEO · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Park@joshhparkFounder/CTO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Sam Park@samuelparkFounder/CEO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Ajay KoritalaFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Akaash PatelFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Anthony Ter-SaakovFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Davis TongFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Henri ZhangFounder · OddsViewW24Consumer · New York
- Kevin Michael@Kevin1MichaelFounder · TempoS23B2B · Toronto
- Peter GokhshteynFounder · TempoS23B2B · Toronto
- Amit BarFounder · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Dilip JainFounder · Gullak MoneyS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Manthan Shah@manthan197Founder · Gullak MoneyS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Naimisha RaoFounder · Gullak MoneyS22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Fai NurFounder · StatusW22Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
An Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Joseph ZhangCatchBack CardsFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/sohan_zhangKevin GuDexFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Regina LinDexFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Josh ParkEndstackFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/joshhparkSam ParkEndstackFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/samuelparkAjay KoritalaOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Akaash PatelOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Anthony Ter-SaakovOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Davis TongOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Henri ZhangOddsViewFounderWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States5—Kevin MichaelTempoFounderSummer 2023B2BToronto, Canada8https://x.com/Kevin1MichaelPeter GokhshteynTempoFounderSummer 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—Amit BarChordioFounderSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4—Dilip JainGullak MoneyFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India15—Manthan ShahGullak MoneyFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India15https://x.com/manthan197Naimisha RaoGullak MoneyFounderSummer 2022FintechBengaluru, India15—Fai NurStatusFounderWinter 2022ConsumerNew York, United States9—
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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.
