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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Raj Jagiasi@raj_jagiasiFounder/CEO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Vihaan Jagiasi@VihaanJagiasiFounder/CTO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Mike Levin@mike_dripFounder/CEO · DreachX26B2B · San Francisco
- Yafet Melake@yafet_melakeFounder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mark DawsonFounder/CEO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Trevor ReedFounder/CTO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Confer@aconferFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aron SolbergFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Chris PaulFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kaushik IskaFounder · PeerDBS23B2B
- Sai Srirampur@saisrirampurFounder · PeerDBS23B2B
- Dan Patel@DKP__Founder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- Eric Allam@maverickdotdevFounder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- James Ritchie@samejrFounder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- Matt Aitken@mattaitkenFounder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- Deema AdadaFounder · BiggerPictureS22B2B · San Francisco
- Guillaume Lo ReFounder · BiggerPictureS22B2B · San Francisco
- Quinn McKenna@queueconsultingFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- James Martinez@jamescmartinezFounder · MergentS21B2B · Austin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikRaj JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/raj_jagiasiVihaan JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/VihaanJagiasiMike LevinDreachFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mike_dripYafet MelakeExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yafet_melakeMark DawsonHyrexFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Trevor ReedHyrexFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Alex ConferRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aconferAron SolbergRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Chris PaulRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kaushik IskaPeerDBFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2—Sai SrirampurPeerDBFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2https://x.com/saisrirampurDan PatelTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/DKP__Eric AllamTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/maverickdotdevJames RitchieTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/samejrMatt AitkenTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/mattaitkenDeema AdadaBiggerPictureFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Guillaume Lo ReBiggerPictureFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Quinn McKennaByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/queueconsultingJames MartinezMergentFounderSummer 2021B2BAustin, United States1https://x.com/jamescmartinez
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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
