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Known for these resultsRole52%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 52% 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.Bio68%Bio coverage: 68% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Kartik Sawhney@kartiks22Founder/CEO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Shakul Raj SonkerFounder/COO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Vineeth KumarFounder/CTO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Priya KhandelwalFounder/CEO · NixoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kofi AnsongFounder/CEO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Anna Berger@annajberger3Founder · TraydS23B2B · New York
- Cara KesslerFounder · TraydS23B2B · New York
- David WhiteFounder · Modulari-TW23Healthcare · Montreal
- Stephanie MokFounder · Modulari-TW23Healthcare · Montreal
- Guillaume Luccisano@luckwiFounder · Yuma AIW23B2B · Boston
- Amit BarFounder · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Ehud Halberstam@ehudhalFounder/CEO · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Prashanth BalasubramanianFounder/CTO · StrigaW21Fintech · Tallinn
- Dan Lin-ArlowFounder · Ansa BiotechnologiesW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sebastian PallukFounder · Ansa BiotechnologiesW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Wesley Wierson@dna4cyFounder · LEAH LabsW19Healthcare · Minneapolis
- Diana FrappierFounder · PromiseW18Government · San Francisco
- Phaedra Ellis-LamkinsFounder · PromiseW18Government · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kartik SawhneySamora AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kartiks22Shakul Raj SonkerSamora AIFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8—Vineeth KumarSamora AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8—Priya KhandelwalNixoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kofi AnsongCenoteFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anna BergerTraydFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States34https://x.com/annajberger3Cara KesslerTraydFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States34—David WhiteModulari-TFounderWinter 2023HealthcareMontreal, Canada4—Stephanie MokModulari-TFounderWinter 2023HealthcareMontreal, Canada4—Guillaume LuccisanoYuma AI2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BBoston, United States26https://x.com/luckwiAmit BarChordioFounderSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4—Ehud HalberstamChordioFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4https://x.com/ehudhalPrashanth BalasubramanianStrigaFounder/CTOWinter 2021FintechTallinn, Estonia14—Dan Lin-ArlowAnsa BiotechnologiesFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States72—Sebastian PallukAnsa BiotechnologiesFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States72—Wesley WiersonLEAH LabsFounderWinter 2019HealthcareMinneapolis, United States4https://x.com/dna4cyDiana FrappierPromiseFounderWinter 2018GovernmentSan Francisco, United States80—Phaedra Ellis-LamkinsPromiseFounderWinter 2018GovernmentSan Francisco, United States80—
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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
