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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio87%Bio coverage: 87% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Oscar AguilarFounder/CTO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rodrigo MosqueiraFounder/CEO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan KomornyFounder/CTO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- James WaltonFounder/CEO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Leon MojarrabiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Aakar Khanna@khannaunoFounder/CEO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Arjun Chaliha@arjunjchalihaFounder/CTO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Fnu PrinceFounder · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sanjeev ChauhanFounder/CEO · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Tania RoyFounder · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Efrain Torres@ET_adialanteFounder/CEO · AdialanteX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Parker JenkinsFounder/COO · AdialanteX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Maceo Cardinale Kwik@maceockFounder/CEO · ED1THX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ishaan MakkarFounder/CEO · HexaX26B2B · San Francisco
- Luc RosenzweigFounder/CTO · IncandorX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Oscar AguilarBizmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rodrigo MosqueiraBizmarkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevMichael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffJeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Dan KomornyEarendil RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—James WaltonEarendil RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Leon MojarrabiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Aakar KhannaMarbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/khannaunoArjun ChalihaMarbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/arjunjchalihaFnu PrincePalisadeFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Sanjeev ChauhanSynapse SemiconductorFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Tania RoySynapse SemiconductorFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaEfrain TorresAdialanteFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ET_adialanteParker JenkinsAdialanteFounder/COOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Maceo Cardinale KwikED1THFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/maceockIshaan MakkarHexaFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Luc RosenzweigIncandorFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—
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Fnu Prince
Founder·Palisade
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size1
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Left Caltech at 18 to start Palisade (YC S26). Previously did red-teaming at 16, USACO Platinum/USAPhO HM/AIME, built my own OS for fun (pre-Claude/Codex)
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
PalisadeAI that finds and fixes OS-level vulnerabilities across device fleets
