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Known for these resultsRole59%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 59% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School7%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 7% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ryan Nowicki Stewart@rywicksFounder/CEO · PennantS26Fintech · New York
- Tomas Taylor@0xtotaylorFounder/CTO · PennantS26Fintech · New York
- Michael Belhassen@michaelblhssnFounder/CEO · ANORIAX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Gaurav Paliwal@qavravFounder/CTO · ValCtrlX26Fintech · New York
- Sarth Garg@gargsarthak678Founder/CEO · ValCtrlX26Fintech · New York
- Wye Yew Ho@WyeYewFounder/CEO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zi Zhang@zizixcmFounder/CTO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Dima Yanovsky@yanovskydFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gregory Makodzeba@youfelllFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Catherine Jue@juecd__Founder/CEO · KERNELS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rafael Garcia@rfgarciaFounder/CTO · KERNELS25B2B · San Francisco
- Milo SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Owen SchwartzFounder · PangolinS25B2B · New York
- Lev KokotovFounder/CEO · PgDogX25B2B · San Francisco
- Liam Collins@liam_a_collinsFounder/CEO · ProxisS24B2B · San Francisco
- Faisal Ilaiwi@faisalilaiwiFounder · IntunedS22B2B · Seattle
- Ismael Belkhayat@ismaelbelkhayatFounder · ChariS21Consumer · Casablanca
- Sophia Alj@alj_sophiaFounder · ChariS21Consumer · Casablanca
- Akshay ShekhawatFounder · HyperbrowserS21B2B · San Francisco
- Shri Sukhani@SukhaniShriFounder · HyperbrowserS21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryan Nowicki StewartPennantFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/rywicksTomas TaylorPennantFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/0xtotaylorMichael BelhassenANORIAFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/michaelblhssnGaurav PaliwalValCtrlFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/qavravSarth GargValCtrlFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/gargsarthak678Wye Yew HoProximittyFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/WyeYewZi ZhangProximittyFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zizixcmDima YanovskyProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/yanovskydGregory MakodzebaProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/youfelllCatherine JueKERNEL2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/juecd__Rafael GarciaKERNEL2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/rfgarciaMilo SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Owen SchwartzPangolinFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Lev KokotovPgDogFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Liam CollinsProxisFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/liam_a_collinsFaisal IlaiwiIntunedFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States15https://x.com/faisalilaiwiIsmael BelkhayatChariFounderSummer 2021ConsumerCasablanca, Morocco100https://x.com/ismaelbelkhayatSophia AljChariFounderSummer 2021ConsumerCasablanca, Morocco100https://x.com/alj_sophiaAkshay ShekhawatHyperbrowserFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shri SukhaniHyperbrowserFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SukhaniShri
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Tomas Taylor
Founder/CTO·Pennant
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder at Pennant. Previously PM at BlackRock. Founded Mindware, agent tooling infrastructure. Also co-founded ClawCon, the fastest-growing community for Personal AI.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
PennantThe Corporate Governance OS for Public Markets
Co-foundersRyan Nowicki Stewart@rywicks
