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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio57%Bio coverage: 57% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anmol Sood@anmolsood21Founder · AlaiW24B2B
- Krishna GuptaFounder · AlaiW24B2B
- Carl-Alain MemnonFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Alain RodriguezFounder · SINAIW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Pierre-Alain LoiseauFounder/CTO · HivyW17B2B · New York
- Alaina Percival@alainaFounder/CEO and Board Chair · Women Who CodeS16Unspecified · Atlanta
- Alain Meier@alainFounder/CEO · CognitoS14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anmol SoodAlaiFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/anmolsood21Krishna GuptaAlaiFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5—Carl-Alain MemnonGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30—Alain RodriguezSINAIFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States50—Pierre-Alain LoiseauHivyFounder/CTOWinter 2017B2BNew York, United States0—Alaina PercivalWomen Who CodeFounder/CEO and Board ChairSummer 2016UnspecifiedAtlanta, United States25https://x.com/alainaAlain MeierCognitoFounder/CEOSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/alain
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Alain Meier
Founder/CEO·Cognito
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size12
BatchSummer 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Previously co-founded Cognito (S14), which was acquired by Plaid in 2022
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
Serial founder · self-declaredExit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
CognitoFrictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…
