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Known for these resultsRole81%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 81% 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.Bio97%Bio coverage: 97% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sirsho C@sirsho29Founder/CTO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sridipto Ghosh@sridipto_ghoshFounder/CEO · antimattrF26Consumer · San Francisco
- Finn Lancaster@flancast90Founder/CEO · CapveonF26Government · San Francisco
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jaber Jaber@Akashi203Founder · RightNowF26B2B · San Francisco
- Osama Jaber@OsamaKakashiFounder/CMO · RightNowF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Ryan Ning@itsnotryanFounder/CEO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Satyam Singh@klauscodesFounder/CTO · SimulithicF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aly Moursy@alymoursyFounder/CEO · Veeza AIF26Consumer
- David Yang@djyang1Founder/CTO · MaingenS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hudson Griffith@hudson_griFounder/CEO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marinos Eliades@marinoeliadesFounder/CTO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- David Korn@dav1dk0rnFounder/CTO · OntoraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ai Daniil Bekirov@aidaniilFounder/CEO · SparklesW26B2B · London
- Chanhee Lee@hiddnestFounder/CPO · AsideF25Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sirsho CantimattrFounder/CTOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sirsho29Sridipto GhoshantimattrFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sridipto_ghoshFinn LancasterCapveonFounder/CEOFall 2026GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/flancast90Daniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoJaber JaberRightNowFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Akashi203Osama JaberRightNowFounder/CMOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/OsamaKakashiAditya 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_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Ryan NingSimulithicFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/itsnotryanSatyam SinghSimulithicFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/klauscodesAly MoursyVeeza AIFounder/CEOFall 2026ConsumerUnknown1https://x.com/alymoursyDavid YangMaingenFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/djyang1Hudson GriffithPrizedFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudson_griMarinos EliadesPrizedFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marinoeliadesDavid KornOntoraFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/dav1dk0rnAi Daniil BekirovSparklesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom1https://x.com/aidaniilChanhee LeeAsideFounder/CPOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/hiddnest
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Darryl Luo
Founder/CTO·Forward
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchFall 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Forward (YC F26). Previously CTO @ Lima AI (bootstrapped EdTech startup), studied at University of Sydney and University of Southern California, dropped out.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ForwardUnifying Global Private Credit
