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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Minghao TanFounder/CTO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan KomornyFounder/CTO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- James WaltonFounder/CEO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- David LiFounder · Induction LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan LiFounder/CEO · Induction LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmet DemirbasFounder/CTO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ashank Shah@ashankshah_xFounder/CEO · MentlioS26B2B · San Francisco
- Erik PetersonFounder/CTO · RealPactS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Ranvir Deshmukh@ranvirdeshmukh_Founder/CEO · RealPactS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Bryce JudyFounder/CEO · Tarifflo Inc.S26B2B · Salt Lake City
- Dekai Li@li_dekaiiFounder/CTO · TridentS26B2B · San Francisco
- Junaid Mahmood@whosjunaiddFounder/CEO · TridentS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aidan NgFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Jason YiFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanJack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardBenjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Minghao TanDonkeyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Dan KomornyEarendil RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—James WaltonEarendil RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—David LiInduction LabsFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jonathan LiInduction LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ahmet DemirbasMentlioFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Ashank ShahMentlioFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ashankshah_xErik PetersonRealPactFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Ranvir DeshmukhRealPactFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ranvirdeshmukh_Bryce JudyTarifflo Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSalt Lake City, United States5—Dekai LiTridentFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/li_dekaiiJunaid MahmoodTridentFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/whosjunaiddAidan NgVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Jason YiVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—
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James Walton
Founder/CEO·Earendil Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
James Walton is Co-founder of Earendil. Former British Army and a UAS specialist with experience in Ukraine, he brings direct operational experience in contested electromagnetic environments and detachment-level drone integration challenges. Prior to Earendil, he founded and scaled two IT and telecoms companies. His frontline UAS expertise and operational delivery track record position Earendil to close the gap in scalable, NATO-aligned drone warfare training and interception.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Earendil RoboticsDrone swarm defence at a small-unit level
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteearendil.io
Team size7
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersDan Komorny
