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Known for these resultsRole69%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 69% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company44%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 44% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sai Vamshi BatchuFounder/CEO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Jeremie CohenFounder/CEO · KelAIX26Fintech · New York
- Luigi CharlesFounder · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio CharlesFounder/CEO · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Elia SaquandFounder/CEO · VibeFlowS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan Prendergast@r_prendieFounder/CEO · Alpha ResearchX25B2B · New York
- Shashij Gupta@ShashijguptaFounder/CEO · CekuraF24B2B · San Francisco
- Misha van BeekFounder · BayeslineS24Fintech · New York
- Sebastian JanischFounder/CEO · BayeslineS24Fintech · New York
- Greg VolynskyFounder/CEO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
- Sam DamashekFounder/CTO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
- Deniz Kavi@kavi_denizFounder/CEO · Tamarind BioW24B2B · San Francisco
- Sherry LiuFounder · Tamarind BioW24B2B · San Francisco
- Guido VilariñoFounder · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
- Pia ManciniFounder · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
- Santiago SiriFounder/President · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sai Vamshi BatchuGodHandsFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Jeremie CohenKelAIFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Luigi CharlesThesisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sergio CharlesThesisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Elia SaquandVibeFlowFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan PrendergastAlpha ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/r_prendieShashij GuptaCekuraFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/ShashijguptaMisha van BeekBayeslineFounderSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States3—Sebastian JanischBayeslineFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States3—Greg VolynskyZoa ResearchFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Sam DamashekZoa ResearchFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Deniz KaviTamarind BioFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/kavi_denizSherry LiuTamarind BioFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Guido VilariñoDemocracy Earth2× YCFounderWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—Pia ManciniDemocracy EarthFounderWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—Santiago SiriDemocracy EarthFounder/PresidentWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—
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Santiago Siri
Founder/President·Democracy Earth
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/President
Team size2
BatchWinter 2015
LocationMadrid, Spain
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Democracy EarthCensorship resistant democracies.
