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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Noah Stanford@0x4e53Founder · RepacketW23B2B · Vancouver
- Advait Ruia@Advait_RuiaFounder · SuperTokensS20B2B · San Francisco
- Alain Meier@alainFounder/CEO · CognitoS14B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher MortonFounder/President and COO · CognitoS14B2B · San Francisco
- John Backus@backusFounder/CTO · CognitoS14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Noah StanfordRepacketFounderWinter 2023B2BVancouver, Canada4https://x.com/0x4e53Advait RuiaSuperTokensFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/Advait_RuiaAlain MeierCognitoFounder/CEOSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/alainChristopher MortonCognito2× YCFounder/President and COOSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States12—John BackusCognitoFounder/CTOSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/backus
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John Backus
Founder/CTO·Cognito
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size12
BatchSummer 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
CTO and Founder @ Cognito (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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
CognitoFrictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…
