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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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.School39%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 39% of these rows have at least one match.
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Divit Sheth@divitsheth007Founder/CTO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kushagra Chitkara@kushagrchitkarFounder/COO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@rohansharma0509Founder/CEO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karon Pangestu@pangestu_karonFounder/CEO · ArbitalS26Fintech · Singapore
- Steven Mulyawan@0xstevezillaFounder/COO · ArbitalS26Fintech · Singapore
- Vincent Owen Toniwan@0xvincent_ethFounder/CTO · ArbitalS26Fintech · Singapore
- Alessandro FiumeFounder · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Francisco Serra-Martins@FranciscoSerraMFounder/CEO · Isengard Industries IncS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jeremy Huang@Jeremy069626792Founder/CEO · JcodeS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Riki KarjalainenFounder · Last Accounting CompanyS26B2B · Helsinki
- Kaushik ASP@kacppianFounder · BentoLabs AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adam RonFounder/CEO · SoriaX26Fintech · New York
- Cameron SpillerFounder/CTO · SoriaX26Fintech · New York
- Mordi Shadpour@MordiShadpourFounder/CEO · Uno WalletX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zi Zhang@zizixcmFounder/CTO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Andrew KuikFounder · SyntropyW26B2B · San Francisco
- Saahil Sundaresan@imsaahilsangyeFounder · SyntropyW26B2B · San Francisco
- Filip Balucha@filbaluFounder · Terminal UseW26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Stavros Filosidis@stavros_filFounder/CTO · Terminal UseW26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikDivit ShethAlmanacFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/divitsheth007Kushagra ChitkaraAlmanacFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/kushagrchitkarRohan SharmaAlmanacFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/rohansharma0509Karon PangestuArbitalFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/pangestu_karonSteven MulyawanArbitalFounder/COOSummer 2026FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/0xstevezillaVincent Owen ToniwanArbitalFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/0xvincent_ethAlessandro FiumeIMPACT DronesFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Francisco Serra-MartinsIsengard Industries IncFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/FranciscoSerraMJeremy HuangJcodeFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/Jeremy069626792Riki KarjalainenLast Accounting CompanyFounderSummer 2026B2BHelsinki, Finland4—Kaushik ASPBentoLabs AIFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/kacppianAdam RonSoriaFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Cameron SpillerSoriaFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Mordi ShadpourUno WalletFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MordiShadpourZi ZhangProximittyFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zizixcmAndrew KuikSyntropyFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Saahil SundaresanSyntropyFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/imsaahilsangyeFilip BaluchaTerminal UseFounderWinter 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/filbaluStavros FilosidisTerminal UseFounder/CTOWinter 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/stavros_fil
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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
