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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.Bio77%Bio coverage: 77% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% 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.
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Ryan Ning@itsnotryanFounder/CEO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Satyam Singh@klauscodesFounder/CTO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel McNeil@danielmcneil_Founder/CEO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Krish KapadiaFounder/CTO · VoreliosF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ronak Agarwal@ronakgtFounder/CTO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rick GaoFounder/CEO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Anton Livaja@antonlivajaFounder/CEO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Ksenia Lesko@xenushFounder · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Aziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Ryan NingSimulithicFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/itsnotryanSatyam SinghSimulithicFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/klauscodesDaniel McNeilVoreliosFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielmcneil_Krish KapadiaVoreliosFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ronak Agarwal6thSenseFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ronakgtNoah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Andrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rick GaoAlkera AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevAnton LivajaCautionFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/antonlivajaKsenia LeskoCautionFounderSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/xenushLance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Alexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Anton Livaja
Founder/CEO·Caution
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2026
LocationGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder/CEO of Caution (YC S26). We give teams a hosting platform to run sensitive workloads in secure enclaves and cryptographically prove what code is running in prod. Previously co-founded Distrust, securing systems for hedge funds, custodians, and critical infra responsible for $600B+ in assets. Deep in confidential computing, supply chain security, and applied cryptography. Mission: improve the freedom, security, and privacy of as many people as possible.
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
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
CautionHosting platform for software you don't want to have hacked
