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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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anton Livaja@antonlivajaFounder/CEO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Ksenia Lesko@xenushFounder · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Alexander HalpernFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael ClarkFounder/COO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Raghav MehrishFounder/CTO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Sam SlezekFounder/CEO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Kanyes Thaker@KanyesThakerFounder/President · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shalin Shah@_shalinshah_Founder/CEO · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Haris Javed-AkhtarFounder/CEO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yaman ZiadehFounder/CTO · PanaceaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonny Dimond@jonnydimondFounder · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher Kong@chriskong852Founder/CEO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Dirk BreeuwerFounder/CTO · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Collins@matthewncollinsFounder · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Conor JonesFounder/CEO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- George KolokotronisFounder/CTO · SquidW26Industrials · London
- Sergio GarciaFounder · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anton LivajaCautionFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/antonlivajaKsenia LeskoCautionFounderSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5https://x.com/xenushLance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Alexander HalpernDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchMichael ClarkArctic HealthFounder/COOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Raghav MehrishArctic HealthFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Sam SlezekArctic HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Kanyes ThakerHyperFounder/PresidentSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/KanyesThakerShalin ShahHyperFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_shalinshah_Haris Javed-AkhtarPanaceaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Yaman ZiadehPanaceaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJonny DimondTaskletFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/jonnydimondChristopher KongCorveraFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/chriskong852Dirk BreeuwerCorveraFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Matthew CollinsCorveraFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/matthewncollinsConor JonesSquidFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—George KolokotronisSquidFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom3—Sergio GarciaBoom AIFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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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
