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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hannah Chung@hannah_chuuFounder/CEO · OneTriangleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Medha Venkatapathy@medha_rvFounder/CTO · OneTriangleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- John Horton@johnjhortonFounder/CTO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Robin Horton@ExpectedParrotFounder/CEO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Aayush ShahFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash@adijayaprakashFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya Maru@adityamaru27Founder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Jacob Gillespie@jacobwgillespieFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Kyle Galbraith@kylegalbraithFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Adithya KavuluruFounder · SuperAPIW23B2B · Bengaluru
- Christopher WuFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Jimmy Young@jimm_y_oungFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Solomon Hykes@solomonstreFounder · DaggerW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Michael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffHannah ChungOneTriangleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/hannah_chuuMedha VenkatapathyOneTriangleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/medha_rvSamuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuJohn HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/johnjhortonRobin HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/ExpectedParrotAayush ShahBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3—Aditya (JP) JayaprakashBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adijayaprakashAditya MaruBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adityamaru27Jacob GillespieDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/jacobwgillespieKyle GalbraithDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kylegalbraithAdithya KavuluruSuperAPIFounderWinter 2023B2BBengaluru, India2—Christopher WuCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Jimmy YoungCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jimm_y_oungSolomon HykesDagger2× YCFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States22https://x.com/solomonstre
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Jesai Tarun
Founder/CEO·Sentient OS
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO, Sentient OS (YC F26). Top 12 AI dev on GitHub at 18. Featured in WIRED & 40+ publications, twice: - Hacked iPadOS onto the iPhone 17 Pro via a bootrom exploit (1M+ views). - Writing Tools, my open-source writing assistant that beat Apple Intelligence to market (30K+ users, 2.4K+ stars). On-device inference nerd since high school; AIM India's expert voice on Apple's MLX. Building on-device AI that understands your entire life and proactively finishes your work with computer use.
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
Sentient OSOn-device AI that knows your entire life and does your work overnight.
Co-foundersAditya Vellanki@aditya_vellanki
