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Known for these resultsRole65%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 65% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School34%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 34% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aniket Deshpande@anideshpFounder/CEO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mugdhaa PatankarFounder/CTO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Cielo NicolosiFounder/CTO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Zander Schweitzer@zandergs15Founder/CEO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Aditya Asgaonkar@adiasgFounder/CEO · ClickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikos Dritsakos@nikos1Founder/CEO · GlenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan RainaFounder/CTO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shailendra SinghFounder/CEO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Fnu PrinceFounder · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hudson Griffith@hudson_griFounder/CEO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marinos Eliades@marinoeliadesFounder/CTO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lloyd Armbrust@larmbrustFounder/CEO · RonanRx Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Varun WadhwaFounder/CTO · TraceforceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Xia HuaFounder/CEO · TraceforceS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aniket DeshpandeAgent FMFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anideshpMugdhaa PatankarAgent FMFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Cielo NicolosiAllooviumFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5—Zander SchweitzerAllooviumFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5https://x.com/zandergs15Aditya AsgaonkarClickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/adiasgCharles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Michael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffNikos DritsakosGlenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nikos1Karan RainaHyperProbeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Shailendra SinghHyperProbeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatFnu PrincePalisadeFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Hudson GriffithPrizedFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudson_griMarinos EliadesPrizedFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marinoeliadesLloyd ArmbrustRonanRx Inc.2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/larmbrustVarun WadhwaTraceforceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Xia HuaTraceforceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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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
