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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Daniel McNeil@danielmcneil_Founder/CEO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Krish KapadiaFounder/CTO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Shubham Palriwala@ShubhamInTechFounder/CEO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Asgaonkar@adiasgFounder/CEO · ClickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- David LiFounder · Induction LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan LiFounder/CEO · Induction LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akash SadashivapethFounder/CTO · Luca IQS26B2B · Boston
- Angelo PolicicchioFounder/CEO · Luca IQS26B2B · Boston
- Gabriel Noya@gabrielnoya7Founder/CEO · LyonS26B2B · San Francisco
- Najmuzzaman (Nazz) Mohammad@najmuzzamanFounder/CEO · NexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Wang@michaelwangeloFounder/CEO · Prodigy ResearchS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Yuhua Wang@yuhuawanFounder/CTO · Prodigy ResearchS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Eta Atolia@eatoliaFounder/CEO · TareBioS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Daniel Mukasa@DanielMukasa1Founder/CEO · AbInitio BioX26Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Daniel McNeilVoreliosFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielmcneil_Krish KapadiaVoreliosFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Shubham PalriwalaAgnost AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ShubhamInTechAditya AsgaonkarClickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/adiasgMichael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffAydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterDavid LiInduction LabsFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Jonathan LiInduction LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Akash SadashivapethLuca IQFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States5—Angelo PolicicchioLuca IQFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States5—Gabriel NoyaLyonFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gabrielnoya7Najmuzzaman (Nazz) MohammadNexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/najmuzzamanMichael WangProdigy ResearchFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/michaelwangeloYuhua WangProdigy ResearchFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuhuawanDan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Eta AtoliaTareBioFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/eatoliaDaniel MukasaAbInitio BioFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareBoston, United States2https://x.com/DanielMukasa1
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Francisco Dias
Founder/CTO·Nex
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Just trying to help out. 4th engineer on HubSpot CRM (pre-IPO, ~0 customers) Co-wrote HubSpot's first component library First product-focused engineer on HubSpot's AI infrastructure team; helped grow it into a new group Mentored 10+ ICs into technical leads Helped ship one of the most ambitious responsive websites, BostonGlobe.com 22 marathons and a sub-11 Ironman in 22 months BOS > ATL > SFO
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
NexAI GTM Engineer
Co-foundersNajmuzzaman (Nazz) Mohammad@najmuzzaman
