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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Niki Kotecha@KotechaNikiFounder/CTO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
- Thomas LanningFounder/CEO · Lamb LabsS26B2B · London
- Sam KanawatiFounder · Simple StripsW20Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Niki KotechaLamb LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0https://x.com/KotechaNikiThomas LanningLamb LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0—Sam KanawatiSimple StripsFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—
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Niki Kotecha
Founder/CTO·Lamb Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size0
BatchSummer 2026
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Lamb Labs. AI PhD at Imperial College London + I-X Scholar. MEng/BA in Engineering from University of Cambridge. Alan Turing Institute Global Fellowship and 160+ citations
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
Lamb LabsLightning fast chips with hardcoded AI models
Co-foundersThomas Lanning
