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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Jesper JohanssonFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Joanathan McIntosh@joanathanlmcFounder/CEO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Philip MoniagaFounder/CTO · Billow AI LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Junaid PopalzaiFounder/CTO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Michael Muzzin@muzzin_michaelFounder/CEO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Jonathan Waldorf@jwaldorfFounder · CerenovusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Sebag@sebcnyFounder/CTO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jordan IbeFounder · CovaS26Healthcare · Detroit
- Joohyun (CJ) ChaFounder/CEO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Farhan Ur Rehman@re__farhanFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Gurshabd Singh Varaich@gurshabdvFounder/CEO · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mazin Al-AniFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hans IbarraFounder · DialogusS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Jesper JohanssonQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevJoanathan McIntoshBillow AI LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/joanathanlmcPhilip MoniagaBillow AI LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Junaid PopalzaiCarSignalFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Michael MuzzinCarSignalFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/muzzin_michaelJonathan WaldorfCerenovusFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jwaldorfMathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Nicolas SebagCOACHFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sebcnyThomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Lewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesJordan IbeCovaFounderSummer 2026HealthcareDetroit, United States2—Joohyun (CJ) ChaDawn IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Farhan Ur RehmanDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/re__farhanGurshabd Singh VaraichDefiniteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gurshabdvMazin Al-AniDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Oguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Hans IbarraDialogusFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Joohyun (CJ) Cha
Founder/CEO·Dawn Industries
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Dawn Industries (YC S26). Previously co-founder & CTO at Zipper, a creative collage social media backed by Unnoted Ventures (acquired by MetaZone). ML engineer at Avalo analyzing genomic data for crop development. Studied CS at Brown.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
Dawn Industries
Automatic Diagnosis & Fix for Industrial Automation Cells
IndustryIndustrials
Websitedawnxr.com
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersRobin Lee
