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Known for these resultsRole51%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 51% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% 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.
- Veronica C.Founder/CEO · GitCafeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex IansitiFounder/CPO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ketan Agrawal@_ketan0Founder · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Milan BhandariFounder/CTO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sid Menon@sidharthkmenonFounder/CEO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Kevin GuFounder · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Regina LinFounder/CEO · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Timothy Seto@TimmySetoFounder/CEO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Walter Raftus@walter_raftusFounder/CTO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Emir SahmanovicFounder/CEO · ForgeW24B2B · New York
- Haris SahmanovicFounder/CTO · ForgeW24B2B · New York
- Ethan Chang@ethchang20Founder/CEO · Forge RewardsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac KanFounder · Forge RewardsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Armen ForgetFounder · Letter AIS23B2B · Chicago
- Simon Kubica@simon_kubicaFounder · AlloyW23B2B · Sydney
- Amine Skalli@MinoSkeuFounder · CrewS21B2B · Paris
- Bruno Vegreville@bruvgrFounder · HeraS21B2B · Paris
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Veronica C.GitCafeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Safi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiRohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyAlex Iansiti/dev/fastFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ketan Agrawal/dev/fastFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/_ketan0Milan Bhandari/dev/fastFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Sid Menon/dev/fastFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sidharthkmenonRobert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Kevin GuDexFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Regina LinDexFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Timothy SetoForge AutomationFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/TimmySetoWalter RaftusForge AutomationFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/walter_raftusEmir SahmanovicForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States6—Haris SahmanovicForgeFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States6—Ethan ChangForge RewardsFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ethchang20Isaac KanForge RewardsFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Armen ForgetLetter AIFounderSummer 2023B2BChicago, United States70—Simon KubicaAlloyFounderWinter 2023B2BSydney, Australia5https://x.com/simon_kubicaAmine SkalliCrewFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France6https://x.com/MinoSkeuBruno VegrevilleHeraFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/bruvgr
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Tommy Li
Founder/CTO·Praxis Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Praxis AI. Prev. tech private equity at Morgan Stanley. Industrial tech venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz. Published IEEE researcher at NASA JPL and PerceptIn Robotics. BSE CS and Finance from UPenn.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Praxis RoboticsTurns every company into a data vendor
IndustryIndustrials
Websitepraxisrobotics.io
Team size3
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
