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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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.Bio73%Bio coverage: 73% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Xuanshu (Asher) LinFounder/CEO · AutoSituW26B2B
- Feroze Mohideen@FerozeMohideenFounder/CTO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Joseph Schwarzmann@JoeSchwarzmannFounder/COO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Vineet JammalamadakaFounder/CEO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Joe Kennedy@joekndyFounder/CEO · MixyF25Consumer
- Joel Tomas PimentelFounder/CTO · SelfinF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Joe Fioti@joefiotiFounder/CEO · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tanner Jones@Tanner_H_JonesFounder/CEO · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Joe Hewett@simulated_landFounder/CTO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe SavidgeFounder/CEO · SAMMY LabsW25B2B · London
- Emily Choi-Greene@escgreeneFounder/CEO · Clearly AIS24B2B · Seattle
- Joe Choi-Greene@JoeChoiGreeneFounder/CTO · Clearly AIS24B2B · Seattle
- Joel Pendleton@joelpendletonFounder/CTO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Joel Kek@joelkekFounder/CTO · Mito HealthS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Joe ShearmanFounder/COO · PlanbaseS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Joel Ritossa@JoelRitossaFounder · DuckieW24B2B · San Francisco
- Joey SkavroneckFounder · CraftworkS23Real Estate and Construction · Charlotte
- Joel Alexander@joel_a_wildeFounder · PareaS23B2B · New York
- Joe DeMariaFounder · SpecCheckW23B2B · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886Xuanshu (Asher) LinAutoSituFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Feroze MohideenRobbyFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/FerozeMohideenJoseph SchwarzmannRobbyFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/JoeSchwarzmannVineet JammalamadakaRobbyFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Joe KennedyMixyFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/joekndyJoel Tomas PimentelSelfinFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Joe FiotiLuminalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joefiotiTanner JonesVulcan TechnologiesFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17https://x.com/Tanner_H_JonesJoe HewettAsteroidFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/simulated_landJoe SavidgeSAMMY LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom10—Emily Choi-GreeneClearly AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSeattle, United States17https://x.com/escgreeneJoe Choi-GreeneClearly AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSeattle, United States17https://x.com/JoeChoiGreeneJoel PendletonConductor QuantumFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/joelpendletonJoel KekMito HealthFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/joelkekJoe ShearmanPlanbaseFounder/COOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Joel RitossaDuckieFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/JoelRitossaJoey SkavroneckCraftworkFounderSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionCharlotte, United States50—Joel AlexanderPareaFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/joel_a_wildeJoe DeMariaSpecCheckFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States5—
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Hisham El-Halabi
Founder/CTO·Vernius Systems, Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Vernius Systems. Previously founding engineer at Suave Money (HF0, Orange DAO-backed), building a non-custodial P2P fiat-to-crypto marketplace used by hundreds of thousands and adopted by YC startups Shor and Kontigo. Co-founder/CTO at Auctify, raising $77K in presales and pivoting to Sano AI calorie tracker (30K users, $2.5K MRR, $250K raised). BEng Engineering Science, University of Toronto.
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
Vernius Systems, Inc.Autonomous radar guidance for interceptors
IndustryIndustrials
Websitevernius.systems
Team size3
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
