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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Ryan Ning@itsnotryanFounder/CEO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Subham KunduFounder/CEO · Akon LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Amie LeightonFounder/CEO · Allia HealthS26Healthcare · New York
- Saroosh Khan@sarooshkhan98Founder/CTO · Allia HealthS26Healthcare · New York
- Cielo NicolosiFounder/CTO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Zander Schweitzer@zandergs15Founder/CEO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Divit Sheth@divitsheth007Founder/CTO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kushagra Chitkara@kushagrchitkarFounder/COO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@rohansharma0509Founder/CEO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeSirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshAziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikAditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafRyan NingSimulithicFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/itsnotryanSubham KunduAkon LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Amie LeightonAllia HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States3—Saroosh KhanAllia HealthFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States3https://x.com/sarooshkhan98Cielo NicolosiAllooviumFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5—Zander SchweitzerAllooviumFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5https://x.com/zandergs15Divit ShethAlmanacFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/divitsheth007Kushagra ChitkaraAlmanacFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/kushagrchitkarRohan SharmaAlmanacFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/rohansharma0509Dylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelFrank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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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
