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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jamie YauFounder/CEO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Kazel Koh En YangFounder/CTO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Parth Ajmera@prrthh132Founder/CTO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Palriwala@ShubhamInTechFounder/CEO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Amie LeightonFounder/CEO · Allia HealthS26Healthcare · New York
- Saroosh Khan@sarooshkhan98Founder/CTO · Allia HealthS26Healthcare · New York
- Cielo NicolosiFounder/CTO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Zander Schweitzer@zandergs15Founder/CEO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Puru@varunpuruFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karon Pangestu@pangestu_karonFounder/CEO · ArbitalS26Fintech · Singapore
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jamie YauCollarFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Kazel Koh En YangCollarFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikAditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Parth AjmeraAgnost AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prrthh132Shubham PalriwalaAgnost AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ShubhamInTechAmie LeightonAllia HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States3—Saroosh KhanAllia HealthFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States3https://x.com/sarooshkhan98Cielo NicolosiAllooviumFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5—Zander SchweitzerAllooviumFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5https://x.com/zandergs15Dylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelFrank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaVarun PuruAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunpuruKaron PangestuArbitalFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/pangestu_karon
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Can Celik
Founder/CEO·herdr
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchFall 2026
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder of herdr, the open runtime for coding agents. Previously built AI-assisted ultrasound technology and led AI teams in fintech. Now I live in the terminal and build tools for people who do too.
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
herdrbuilding the open agent runtime
