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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Maroof AhmedFounder · PelagoW18Healthcare · New York
- Sarim SiddiquiFounder/Chief Medical Officer · PelagoW18Healthcare · New York
- Yusuf Sherwani@ysherwaniFounder/CEO · PelagoW18Healthcare · New York
- David LangerFounder/CEO · ZestyW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Maroof AhmedPelagoFounderWinter 2018HealthcareNew York, United States180—Sarim SiddiquiPelagoFounder/Chief Medical OfficerWinter 2018HealthcareNew York, United States180—Yusuf SherwaniPelagoFounder/CEOWinter 2018HealthcareNew York, United States180https://x.com/ysherwaniDavid LangerZestyFounder/CEOWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States51—
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David Langer
Founder/CEO·Zesty
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size51
BatchWinter 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
I'm the founding partner at Lionheart Ventures, a seed-stage VC investing in the wise development of transformative technologies. We write first checks of $100k-2m and have backed over 60 companies to date, of which ~25% are YC or YC alumni founded companies such as Pelago Health, Piramidal, Heart Aerospace, Charm Industrial and Softmax.
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
ZZesty
AcquiredZesty serves delicious, healthy meals from the best local restaurants…
Co-foundersChris Hollindale@chrishol
