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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company57%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 57% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Aaron Cannon@AaronLCannonFounder · OutsetS23B2B · San Francisco
- Brad MurrayFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin BryantFounder/Vice President Technology · EarbitsW11B2B · Los Angeles
- Chris ChenFounder/CEO · InstapaintingW11Consumer · Tokyo
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder/CEO · PebbleW11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Aaron CannonOutsetFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/AaronLCannonBrad MurrayBeeperFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—Eric MigicovskyBeeper2× YCFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/ericmigiBenjamin BryantEarbitsFounder/Vice President TechnologyWinter 2011B2BLos Angeles, United States15—Chris ChenInstapaintingFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerTokyo, Japan2—Eric MigicovskyPebble2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ericmigi
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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
