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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.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Junaid PopalzaiFounder/CTO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Michael Muzzin@muzzin_michaelFounder/CEO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- David Khachaturov@davidobot_Founder/CTO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Erin McGurk@erinmerylstudyFounder/CEO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alex YeeFounder/CTO · GrocaloS26Consumer · Los Angeles
- David HwangFounder/CEO · GrocaloS26Consumer · Los Angeles
- Luca Hadife@LucaHadifeFounder/CEO · KebraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mohamed HosnyFounder/CTO · KebraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Antonio Sitong Li@AntonioSitongLiFounder/CTO · NoriS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Alfredo GonzalezFounder/CEO · OmantaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ranad Humeidi@RanadhumeidiFounder and Chief Scientific Officer · OmantaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Luis Manrique@lluismanriqueFounder/CEO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dasmer Singh@dasmersinghFounder/CEO · AllowanceX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Advaith Sridhar@advaith_sridharFounder/CTO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Akash RamdasFounder/CEO · Discovered MaterialsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chloe SowFounder/CTO · InferaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Troy ZhangFounder/CEO · InferaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Colin Tseung@tseungcolinFounder · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle Wong@klwongkyleFounder/CEO · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Junaid PopalzaiCarSignalFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Michael MuzzinCarSignalFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/muzzin_michaelDavid KhachaturovEgoist MachinesFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davidobot_Erin McGurkEgoist MachinesFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/erinmerylstudyAlex YeeGrocaloFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerLos Angeles, United States0—David HwangGrocaloFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerLos Angeles, United States0—Luca HadifeKebraFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucaHadifeMohamed HosnyKebraFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Antonio Sitong LiNoriFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/AntonioSitongLiAlfredo GonzalezOmantaFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Ranad HumeidiOmantaFounder and Chief Scientific OfficerSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/RanadhumeidiAamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Luis ManriqueUnderstudy LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lluismanriqueDasmer SinghAllowanceFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/dasmersinghAdvaith SridharDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/advaith_sridharAkash RamdasDiscovered MaterialsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Chloe SowInferaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Troy ZhangInferaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Colin TseungInstaAgentFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tseungcolinKyle WongInstaAgentFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/klwongkyle
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Junaid Popalzai
Founder/CTO·CarSignal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
founder at carsignal. prev netflix, notion, whatnot, tesla, amazon. eecs @ berkeley
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
