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Known for these resultsRole84%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 84% 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.Bio95%Bio coverage: 95% 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-company53%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 53% of these rows have at least one match.School53%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 53% of these rows have at least one match.
- Parth Ajmera@prrthh132Founder/CTO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Palriwala@ShubhamInTechFounder/CEO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaden WangFounder/CEO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Prashant PatelFounder/CTO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Anshul AhluwaliaFounder/CEO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Cameron Fiore@cam_fioreFounder/CTO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Nicholas Aldridge@nickaldridge_Founder/CEO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Ishaan Sehgal@IshSupFounder/CEO · OmnaraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kartik Sarangmath@kartiksmathFounder/CTO · OmnaraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shaun Modi@shaunmodiFounder/CEO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- thomas hallaranFounder/CTO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- Daniel J. Beutel@daniel_janesFounder · FlowerW23B2B
- Alex Wolf@falexwolfFounder/CEO · LaminS22B2B
- Sunny Sun@sunnyosunFounder · LaminS22B2B
- Ahana Banerjee@ahanabananaFounder · ClearW21Consumer · London
- Jen Asher@JenNwankwoFounder/CEO · 1910W19Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Parth AjmeraAgnost AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prrthh132Shubham PalriwalaAgnost AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ShubhamInTechJaden WangOpenRelayFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Prashant PatelOpenRelayFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatAnshul AhluwaliaSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Cameron FioreSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/cam_fioreJoseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Nicholas AldridgeMouseCatFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/nickaldridge_Ishaan SehgalOmnaraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/IshSupKartik SarangmathOmnaraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/kartiksmathShaun ModiCapitol AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11https://x.com/shaunmodithomas hallaranCapitol AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11—Daniel J. BeutelFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/daniel_janesAlex WolfLaminFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BUnknown10https://x.com/falexwolfSunny SunLaminFounderSummer 2022B2BUnknown10https://x.com/sunnyosunAhana BanerjeeClearFounderWinter 2021ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/ahanabananaJen Asher1910Founder/CEOWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States20https://x.com/JenNwankwo
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Shelden Shi
Founder/CTO·OpenTag
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CTO at OpenTag. Previously founded Lilac Labs (S24). Studied CS and CogSci at UC Berkeley.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderSerial founder · self-declared
- S24Lilac LabsInactive
- S26OpenTagActive · this entry
