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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Junaid PopalzaiFounder/CTO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Michael Muzzin@muzzin_michaelFounder/CEO · CarSignalS26B2B · Los Angeles
- Anton Livaja@antonlivajaFounder/CEO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Ksenia Lesko@xenushFounder · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Anchit Kumar@anchit__kumarFounder/CTO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Darell Chua@heyitsdarellFounder/CEO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jacob ChiaFounder/CTO · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Sid Unnithan@SidUnnithanFounder · EvergroveS26Healthcare · New York
- Ansh Chokshi@ansh_chokshiFounder/CEO · MireyeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Damian Szumski@zaxrevFounder/CEO · SkymerseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- John OhannesianFounder/CEO · tashS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Nathan Borshell@nathanborshellFounder/CTO · tashS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Nicolas Sharma@nico_sharmaFounder/COO · tashS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Victor Shammas@victorshammasFounder/CPO · tashS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Axel Andersson LingbertFounder/CEO · ZaplarS26B2B · Stockholm
- Douglas Solberg@douglassolberg1Founder · ZaplarS26B2B · Stockholm
- Jon Milles@jnmlsxyzFounder/CTO · ZaplarS26B2B · Stockholm
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Junaid PopalzaiCarSignalFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2—Michael MuzzinCarSignalFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/muzzin_michaelAnton LivajaCautionFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/antonlivajaKsenia LeskoCautionFounderSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/xenushLance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Anchit KumarDaqstraFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/anchit__kumarDarell ChuaDaqstraFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/heyitsdarellJacob ChiaEvergroveFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Sid UnnithanEvergroveFounderSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/SidUnnithanAnsh ChokshiMireyeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ansh_chokshiJosephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Damian SzumskiSkymerseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/zaxrevJohn OhannesiantashFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Nathan BorshelltashFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nathanborshellNicolas SharmatashFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nico_sharmaVictor ShammastashFounder/CPOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/victorshammasAxel Andersson LingbertZaplarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden8—Douglas SolbergZaplarFounderSummer 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden8https://x.com/douglassolberg1Jon MillesZaplarFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden8https://x.com/jnmlsxyz
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Ksenia Lesko
Founder·Caution
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2026
LocationGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at Caution, where we help teams run sensitive workloads in secure enclaves and cryptographically prove what code is running in production. I lead the business and product side; previously ran strategy and ops at Distrust (distrust.co) and led customer education and activation at Ada (ada.cx).
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CautionHosting platform for software you don't want to have hacked
