Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders39
Known for these resultsRole23%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 23% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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.
- Jaskaran Singh Walia@karanwxliaaFounder · Aktoria RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan Brar@deepmatmulFounder/CEO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan RainaFounder/CTO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aarin JhaveriFounder/CEO · KaraS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Anuveer ChadhaFounder · KaraS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Emir Karabeg@emkaraFounder/CEO · SimX25B2B · San Francisco
- Rahul KarajgikarFounder/CTO · Truffle AIW25B2B · Bengaluru
- Adi Agashe@AdiAgasheFounder · Fiber AIS23B2B · New York
- Neel MehtaFounder · Fiber AIS23B2B · New York
- Karan Toor@CurrenToorFounder · FlexWashW23B2B · Temecula
- Ch Haziq AhmedFounder · Krave MartS22Consumer · Karachi
- Hammad BawanyFounder · Krave MartS22Consumer · Karachi
- Kassim Shroff@KassimShroffFounder · Krave MartS22Consumer · Karachi
- Mohammad Ahsan KidwaiFounder · Krave MartS22Consumer · Karachi
- Kapil BakshiFounder · Karate LabsW22B2B · Wilmington
- Peter Thomas@ptrthomasFounder · Karate LabsW22B2B · Wilmington
- Muhammad Shamoon TariqFounder · Mahaana WealthW22Fintech · Karachi
- Salman AllanaFounder · RiderW22B2B · Karachi
- Kara HolinskiFounder · ConfidoS21B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jaskaran Singh WaliaAktoria RoboticsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/karanwxliaaOguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Karan BrarhiloopFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/deepmatmulKaran RainaHyperProbeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Aarin JhaveriKaraFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Anuveer ChadhaKaraFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Emir KarabegSimFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/emkaraRahul KarajgikarTruffle AIFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BBengaluru, India2—Adi AgasheFiber AIFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/AdiAgasheNeel MehtaFiber AIFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States8—Karan ToorFlexWashFounderWinter 2023B2BTemecula, United States2https://x.com/CurrenToorCh Haziq AhmedKrave MartFounderSummer 2022ConsumerKarachi, Pakistan80—Hammad BawanyKrave MartFounderSummer 2022ConsumerKarachi, Pakistan80—Kassim ShroffKrave MartFounderSummer 2022ConsumerKarachi, Pakistan80https://x.com/KassimShroffMohammad Ahsan KidwaiKrave MartFounderSummer 2022ConsumerKarachi, Pakistan80—Kapil BakshiKarate LabsFounderWinter 2022B2BWilmington, United States2—Peter ThomasKarate LabsFounderWinter 2022B2BWilmington, United States2https://x.com/ptrthomasMuhammad Shamoon TariqMahaana WealthFounderWinter 2022FintechKarachi, Pakistan30—Salman AllanaRiderFounderWinter 2022B2BKarachi, Pakistan180—Kara HolinskiConfidoFounderSummer 2021B2BNew York, United States65—
Showing 1–20 of 39 founders
Oguzhan Karaca
Founder/CEO·Derya
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building agentic supply chain automations @ Derya (YC S26). Law at Oxford, built a 6-figure ARR education business on AI autopilot. Past experience: - CEO @ Ivy Consultants, scaling to six-figure ARR - Legal @ Ceva/CMA CGM - Editor @ Oxford Law Journal - Treasurer @ Pembroke (Oxford) Student Union - National Debating Team
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
