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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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% 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.
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Cathy Di@itsCathyDiFounder/CEO · Dedalus LabsS25B2B · San Francisco
- Windsor Nguyen@WindsorNguyenFounder/CTO · Dedalus LabsS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayo Omojola@ay_oFounder · SubstrateS24B2B · San Francisco
- Inderpal Singh@inderpalFounder/CEO · SubstrateS24B2B · San Francisco
- Hansen Qian@hansenqFounder · LightskiW23B2B · San Francisco
- Peter XianFounder · SilverW16Consumer · San Francisco
- Victor NgFounder · SilverW16Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Cathy DiDedalus LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/itsCathyDiWindsor NguyenDedalus LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/WindsorNguyenAyo OmojolaSubstrateFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ay_oInderpal SinghSubstrateFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/inderpalHansen QianLightskiFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/hansenqPeter XianSilverFounderWinter 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0—Victor NgSilverFounderWinter 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0—
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Julian Olschwang
Founder/CEO·Hemlock
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchFall 2026
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Hemlock. Carnegie Mellon ECE. Previously built GANs for military robotic data generation at the UCLA Biomechatronics Lab.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Hemlock
Force-sensing wristband for training robotic AI
