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Known for these resultsRole51%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 51% 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.Bio93%Bio coverage: 93% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% of these rows have at least one match.School41%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 41% of these rows have at least one match.
- Elias ReinfeldtFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesper JohanssonFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Wilhelm Hedenskog@wilhelmmlemFounder/CEO · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaber Jaber@Akashi203Founder · RightNowF26B2B · San Francisco
- Osama Jaber@OsamaKakashiFounder/CMO · RightNowF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel McNeil@danielmcneil_Founder/CEO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Krish KapadiaFounder/CTO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ronak Agarwal@ronakgtFounder/CTO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Eric Riesel@ericrieselFounder/CTO · 83 SciencesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Parth Ajmera@prrthh132Founder/CTO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Palriwala@ShubhamInTechFounder/CEO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Zachary Yu@thezacharyyuFounder/CEO · BelvedirS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Elias ReinfeldtQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jesper JohanssonQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wilhelm HedenskogQokedasFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wilhelmmlemJaber JaberRightNowFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Akashi203Osama JaberRightNowFounder/CMOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/OsamaKakashiAditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Daniel McNeilVoreliosFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielmcneil_Krish KapadiaVoreliosFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ronak Agarwal6thSenseFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ronakgtEric Riesel83 SciencesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ericrieselParth AjmeraAgnost AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prrthh132Shubham PalriwalaAgnost AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ShubhamInTechAndrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Zachary YuBelvedirFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/thezacharyyuNitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuCharles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11
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Yankang Yang
Founder/COO·83 Sciences
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at 83 Sciences. Former BCG Principal; led the firm's AI program scaling tools and AI practices to 30,000+ users globally. Harvard CS & EE undergrad. Past robotics research (Wyss Institute) and biosignals research (Roswell Park) experience
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
83 Sciences
AI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental data
IndustryIndustrials
Website83sciences.ai
Team size3
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
