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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Divit Sheth@divitsheth007Founder/CTO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kushagra Chitkara@kushagrchitkarFounder/COO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@rohansharma0509Founder/CEO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joanathan McIntosh@joanathanlmcFounder/CEO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Philip MoniagaFounder/CTO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Minghao TanFounder/CTO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hursh Shah@hursheybar2Founder/CEO · EdviroS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tanuj Siripurapu@kstanujFounder · EdviroS26B2B · San Francisco
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Alessandro FiumeFounder · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jasper Lortije@JasperLortFounder/CEO · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Niki Kotecha@KotechaNikiFounder/CTO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
- Thomas LanningFounder/CEO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikColin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Divit ShethAlmanacFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/divitsheth007Kushagra ChitkaraAlmanacFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/kushagrchitkarRohan SharmaAlmanacFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/rohansharma0509Joanathan McIntoshBillow AI LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/joanathanlmcPhilip MoniagaBillow AI LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Benjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Minghao TanDonkeyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Hursh ShahEdviroFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hursheybar2Tanuj SiripurapuEdviroFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kstanujAn Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Safi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiAlessandro FiumeIMPACT DronesFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Jasper LortijeIMPACT DronesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JasperLortNiki KotechaLamb LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0https://x.com/KotechaNikiThomas LanningLamb LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0—
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Mingi Kwon
Founder·Familiar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
AI PhD from Yonsei University. Built large-scale text-to-video models at Adobe Research and published at top AI conferences. Previously operated localized YouTube channels with 400K+ total subscribers.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
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.
