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Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Farhan Ur Rehman@re__farhanFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Gurshabd Singh Varaich@gurshabdvFounder/CEO · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mazin Al-AniFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Kevin Wang@kevzwangFounder · TouchyS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ayman Saleh@sir_aymansalehFounder/CTO · Chronicle LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Maceo Cardinale Kwik@maceockFounder/CEO · ED1THX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alexandre Combes@alexcmbs17Founder/CTO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Raphaël Dabadie@RaphaelDabadieFounder/CEO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Albert CaiFounder/CEO · HarborX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Luca MenozziFounder/CTO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Tri VuFounder/CEO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Henry Kwan@kingofstratoFounder/CEO · IcarusF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ilariia Belova@ilariia_belovaFounder/CTO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Annanay Kapila@annanayFounder/CEO · QFEXX25Fintech · London
- Joshua Wharton@joshuawhartonFounder/CTO · QFEXX25Fintech · London
- Dakotah RiceFounder/CEO · HarperW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Tushar NairFounder/CTO · HarperW25Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Farhan Ur RehmanDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/re__farhanGurshabd Singh VaraichDefiniteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gurshabdvMazin Al-AniDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeKevin WangTouchyFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kevzwangAyman SalehChronicle LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sir_aymansalehMaceo Cardinale KwikED1THFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/maceockAlexandre CombesFoasterFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexcmbs17Raphaël DabadieFoasterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RaphaelDabadieAlbert CaiHarborFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Luca MenozziLumiusFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Tri VuLumiusFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Henry KwanIcarusFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States50https://x.com/kingofstratoIlariia BelovaTell if AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2https://x.com/ilariia_belovaAnnanay KapilaQFEXFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom14https://x.com/annanayJoshua WhartonQFEXFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom14https://x.com/joshuawhartonDakotah RiceHarperFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States25—Tushar NairHarperFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States25—
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Rohit Agarwal
Founder·Touchy
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Touchy (YC S26). CS PhD student at Princeton PLI, Hazan Lab, Google Deepmind. Previously at Duolingo and theory research at Berkeley, was EECS #1 BS grad in 2024.
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
TouchyAI voice assistant that understands the world around you
