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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sadia Saifuddin@sadiasaifuddin1Founder/CPO · Risely AIS25Education · San Francisco
- Sahil Hasan@itsahil85Founder · Dots 💸S21Fintech · San Francisco
- Billy ThalheimerFounder · REGENTW21Industrials · North Kingstown
- Michael KlinkerFounder · REGENTW21Industrials · North Kingstown
- Tom Harari@tomharariFounder/CEO · CleanlyW15Consumer · New York
- Caroline Cochran@caorilneFounder · OkloS14Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sadia SaifuddinRisely AIFounder/CPOSummer 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/sadiasaifuddin1Sahil HasanDots 💸FounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/itsahil85Billy ThalheimerREGENTFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsNorth Kingstown, United States40—Michael KlinkerREGENTFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsNorth Kingstown, United States40—Tom HarariCleanlyFounder/CEOWinter 2015ConsumerNew York, United States40https://x.com/tomharariCaroline CochranOkloFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/caorilne
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Caroline Cochran
Founder·Oklo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size50
BatchSummer 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusPublic
StageGrowth
BIO
Caroline Cochran is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Oklo Inc., a company developing advanced fission cleantech for cleaner air and human development. She was one of the youngest recipients of the University of Oklahoma Regent's Alumni Award. Caroline received her S.M. in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OkloEmission free, always on power from advanced fission power plants.
Co-foundersJacob DeWitte
