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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya MittalFounder/CEO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Castillo@GabrielCasHeFounder/CTO · RoteW27B2B · San Francisco
- Jamie YauFounder/CEO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Kazel Koh En YangFounder/CTO · CollarF26B2B · Singapore
- Tiphaine VenetFounder/CEO · CoveraF26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Chen PengFounder/CEO · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Liam ZhongFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yim YingFounder · Lambda RoboticsF26Industrials · San Francisco
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Elias ReinfeldtFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesper JohanssonFounder · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Wilhelm Hedenskog@wilhelmmlemFounder/CEO · QokedasF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaber Jaber@Akashi203Founder · RightNowF26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya MittalRoteFounder/CEOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Gabriel CastilloRoteFounder/CTOWinter 2027B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/GabrielCasHeJamie YauCollarFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Kazel Koh En YangCollarFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSingapore, Singapore2—Tiphaine VenetCoveraFounder/CEOFall 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Aziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Daniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoRiley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikChen PengLambda RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Liam ZhongLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Yim YingLambda RoboticsFounderFall 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Elias ReinfeldtQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Jesper JohanssonQokedasFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wilhelm HedenskogQokedasFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wilhelmmlemJaber JaberRightNowFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Akashi203
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Jesper Johansson
Founder·Qokedas
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchFall 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder @ Qokedas, 19
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
QokedasData for AI Science
