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Known for these resultsRole59%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 59% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School59%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 59% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · WonderTxS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mahmoud Al-Madi@mahmoudalmadi_Founder/CEO · CyberdeskS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jannik Grothusen@JannikGrothusenFounder/CEO · The Robot Learning CompanyX25Industrials
- Will Cray@willcloudcrayFounder/CTO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Ke HuangFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Meji AbidoyeFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Adithya RamanathanFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Bhairav MehtaFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Michael StauntonFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Udayan Umapathi@uday1489Founder · Volta Labs, Inc.W19Healthcare · Boston
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · Numerion LabsW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Dev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyTommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Abraham HeifetsWonderTx2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AbeHeifetsMahmoud Al-MadiCyberdeskFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mahmoudalmadi_Jannik GrothusenThe Robot Learning CompanyFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsUnknown1https://x.com/JannikGrothusenWill CrayMaiveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willcloudcrayJesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ke HuangAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Meji AbidoyeAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Adithya RamanathanBuzzleFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Bhairav MehtaBuzzle2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Michael StauntonBuzzleFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Udayan UmapathiVolta Labs, Inc.FounderWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States50https://x.com/uday1489Abraham HeifetsNumerion Labs2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67https://x.com/AbeHeifets
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Jonas Gruetter
Founder/CEO·Grip
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Former robotics researcher, published at ICRA. Ex-Gravis Robotics, Robotic Systems Lab, and Ursa Mining. Now building robots to solve fundamental societal problems.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
