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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Davis Foster@davistfosterFounder · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Jack Morrison@jackmorrisonFounder/CEO · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Puru@varunpuruFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Deepankur ThurejaFounder/CEO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Gabriele PasqualeFounder/CTO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Wenson TangFounder/COO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Aidan NgFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Jason YiFounder · VerdantS26Government · Washington
- Robert HouFounder/CEO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- Luca MenozziFounder/CTO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Tri VuFounder/CEO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Haris Javed-AkhtarFounder/CEO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sherwood Callaway@shcallawayFounder/CEO · SazabiX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Davis FosterAgency Tool CompanyFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/davistfosterJack MorrisonAgency Tool CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/jackmorrisonNithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaVarun PuruAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunpuruEric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Deepankur ThurejaDipole LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Gabriele PasqualeDipole LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Wenson TangSubVysionFounder/COOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Aidan NgVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Jason YiVerdantFounderSummer 2026GovernmentWashington, United States2—Robert HouAlchemizeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuChristopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisLuca MenozziLumiusFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Tri VuLumiusFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Haris Javed-AkhtarPanaceaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Sherwood CallawaySazabi2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/shcallaway
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Varun Puru
Founder·Amulet
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Amulet (S26). Previously Software Engineer at Meta working on Facebook product. Studied Computer Science at University of Michigan with prior internships in backend systems at Amazon and cloud infrastructure at J.P. Morgan.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AmuletHigh performance file system for agents
Co-foundersNithik Bala@nithikbala
