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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company7%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 7% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Cielo NicolosiFounder/CTO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Zander Schweitzer@zandergs15Founder/CEO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Badis Zormati@zormati_baFounder/CTO · Asendia AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rihab Lajmi@LajmiRihabFounder/CEO · Asendia AIX26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicholas Donahue@PrimalNickFounder/CEO · DraftedX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Armand Iorgulescu@armandiorgFounder/CEO · Fed10W26B2B · San Francisco
- Melvin Hagberg@melvinhagbergFounder/CEO · ScapeS24B2B · Stockholm
- Jason Lin@jclin22009Founder · SidenoteS23B2B · San Francisco
- Schwinn Saereesitthipitak@szawinisFounder · SidenoteS23B2B · San Francisco
- Scott Hickmann@ScottHickmannFounder · SidenoteS23B2B · San Francisco
- Oleg Zaremba@olzareFounder · AXDRAFTW19B2B · Kyiv
- Yuriy Zaremba@YuriyZarembaFounder · AXDRAFTW19B2B · Kyiv
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Cielo NicolosiAllooviumFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5—Zander SchweitzerAllooviumFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5https://x.com/zandergs15Badis ZormatiAsendia AIFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zormati_baRihab LajmiAsendia AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/LajmiRihabNicholas DonahueDrafted2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/PrimalNickArmand IorgulescuFed10Founder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/armandiorgMelvin HagbergScapeFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BStockholm, Sweden5https://x.com/melvinhagbergJason LinSidenoteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jclin22009Schwinn SaereesitthipitakSidenoteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/szawinisScott HickmannSidenoteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ScottHickmannOleg ZarembaAXDRAFT2× YCFounderWinter 2019B2BKyiv, Ukraine34https://x.com/olzareYuriy ZarembaAXDRAFT2× YCFounderWinter 2019B2BKyiv, Ukraine34https://x.com/YuriyZaremba
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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
