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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Asgaonkar@adiasgFounder/CEO · ClickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joohyun (CJ) ChaFounder/CEO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Robin LeeFounder/CTO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Asaph Kupferman@KupfermanAsaphFounder/CEO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Jonah KayeFounder/CTO · FloraceneS26Healthcare · New York
- Daniela Muñoz@dani__munozFounder/CTO · LemonLimeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jordan Zietz@treejordanFounder/CEO · LemonLimeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Noya@gabrielnoya7Founder/CEO · LyonS26B2B · San Francisco
- Namanyay Goel@NamanyayGFounder/CEO · GigacatalystX26B2B · San Francisco
- Veer Shah@VeerCumulusFounder/CEO · Cumulus LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Eric ZhangFounder · SpongeW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jae ChoiFounder · SpongeW26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishab LuthraFounder · SpongeW26B2B · San Francisco
- Dominik HelmreichFounder/CEO · Clicks HealthF25B2B · San Francisco
- Oliver KnappFounder/CTO · Clicks HealthF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aditya AsgaonkarClickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/adiasgJoohyun (CJ) ChaDawn IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Robin LeeDawn IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Asaph KupfermanFloraceneFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/KupfermanAsaphJonah KayeFloraceneFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States2—Daniela MuñozLemonLimeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/dani__munozJordan ZietzLemonLimeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/treejordanGabriel NoyaLyonFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gabrielnoya7Namanyay GoelGigacatalystFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/NamanyayGVeer ShahCumulus LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/VeerCumulusGunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Eric ZhangSpongeFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jae ChoiSpongeFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rishab LuthraSpongeFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Dominik HelmreichClicks HealthFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Oliver KnappClicks HealthFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—
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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
