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Known for these resultsRole66%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 66% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company35%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 35% of these rows have at least one match.School42%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 42% of these rows have at least one match.
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Zachary Yu@thezacharyyuFounder/CEO · BelvedirS26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Zhang@Michaelz1914Founder/CTO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hannah Chung@hannah_chuuFounder/CEO · OneTriangleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Medha Venkatapathy@medha_rvFounder/CTO · OneTriangleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaden WangFounder/CEO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Prashant PatelFounder/CTO · OpenRelayS26B2B · Seattle
- Carl Stauffer@carlstauffer_Founder/CEO · RiftenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Maxwell StoneFounder/CEO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Ilia Bolgov@iliabolgovFounder/CEO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Roman Yanushevskyi@ryanushevskyiFounder/CTO · TouchmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin Wang@kevzwangFounder · TouchyS26Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Zachary YuBelvedirFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/thezacharyyuCharles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Michael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffMichael ZhangEdotEnvFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Michaelz1914Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeAthreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandHannah ChungOneTriangleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/hannah_chuuMedha VenkatapathyOneTriangleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/medha_rvJaden WangOpenRelayFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Prashant PatelOpenRelayFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSeattle, United States2—Carl StaufferRiftenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/carlstauffer_Maxwell StoneSubVysionFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Ilia BolgovTouchmarkFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/iliabolgovRoman YanushevskyiTouchmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ryanushevskyiKevin WangTouchyFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kevzwang
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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
