Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders330
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.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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Anton Livaja@antonlivajaFounder/CEO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Ksenia Lesko@xenushFounder · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Aman Raj@arxneo14Founder/CEO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarthak Aggarwal@_sarthak4Founder/CTO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Silen Naihin@silennaiFounder/CTO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Amol PantFounder/CTO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Shaurya Aggarwal@shauryaaggFounder/CEO · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Nikos Dritsakos@nikos1Founder/CEO · GlenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tien ChuFounder/CTO · LATOS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tymek Staniszewski@tymek_stanFounder/CEO · LATOS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anish Mariathasan@mariathasanishFounder/CEO · OsseusS26B2B
- Ayush PatelFounder/CTO · OsseusS26B2B
- Felix PengFounder/CTO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Arthur De Los Santos@_arthurdls_Founder/CTO · RindlerS26B2B · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anton LivajaCautionFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/antonlivajaKsenia LeskoCautionFounderSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/xenushLance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Aman RajDecaworkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arxneo14Sarthak AggarwalDecaworkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_sarthak4Silen NaihinExperiential LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/silennaiAhmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Amol PantFlorinFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3—Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterShaurya AggarwalFlorinFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/shauryaaggNikos DritsakosGlenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nikos1Tien ChuLATOFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tymek StaniszewskiLATOFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tymek_stanAnish MariathasanOsseusFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/mariathasanishAyush PatelOsseusFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BUnknown2—Felix PengPeerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Arthur De Los SantosRindlerFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BBoston, United States2https://x.com/_arthurdls_
Showing 1–20 of 330 founders
Lance Vick
Founder/CTO·Caution
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2026
LocationGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Technology sovereignty maximalist. Lead security architect at Caution. Former security lead at Turnkey, BitGo, Unit 410, Pebble. Founded Stagex Linux distribution, and #! decentralized hackerspace. Experienced in Linux hardening, privacy, software engineering, security auditing, cryptographic key management, tamper evidence, HSMs, and supply chain security. Frequently internet infamous for exposing security negligence. Prolific mechanical puzzle collector, lockpicker, and hardware hacker.
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
CautionHosting platform for software you don't want to have hacked
