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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—Showing 1–16 of 16 founders
Guido Vilariño
Founder·Democracy Earth
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
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
2× YC founder
- W15Democracy EarthActive · this entry
- W15DemocracyOSActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Censorship resistant democracies.