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Known for these resultsRole63%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 63% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Justin SoFounder/CEO · SidekickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Guthal@akguthalFounder/CTO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Andres Santanilla@asantanillajFounder/CEO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Anders Lie@ndrsrklFounder/CTO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Greenwald@tomgreenwaldFounder/CEO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Alston Lin@alstonthelinFounder/CTO · OffDealW24B2B · New York
- Ori Eldarov@leveredvladFounder/CEO · OffDealW24B2B · New York
- Alexis Gauba@AlexisGaubaFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Hylak@benhylakFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Zubin Koticha@snarkyzkFounder/CEO · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ayan Bandyopadhyay@ayanicbandFounder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Jason Fan@jfan001Founder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Arthur Wu@arthurwuhooFounder · DatalandS20B2B · New York
- Howard ZuoFounder · DatalandS20B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Justin SoSidekickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Akshay GuthalitemFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/akguthalAndres SantanillaitemFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/asantanillajAnders LieMagnitudeFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ndrsrklTom GreenwaldMagnitudeFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tomgreenwaldAlston LinOffDealFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/alstonthelinOri EldarovOffDealFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/leveredvladAlexis GaubaRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/AlexisGaubaBen HylakRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/benhylakZubin KotichaRaindropFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/snarkyzkAyan BandyopadhyayFinic2× YCFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ayanicbandJason FanFinicFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jfan001Arthur WuDatalandFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/arthurwuhooHoward ZuoDatalandFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States4—
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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
