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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company5%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 5% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Selina Li@SelinaliyyFounder/CEO · Bubble LabW26B2B · San Francisco
- Zach Zhong@zhubzyzFounder/CTO · Bubble LabW26B2B · San Francisco
- Quanting(Daniel) xie@DanielXieeeFounder/CEO · Origami RoboticsW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ryan XieFounder/COO · Origami RoboticsW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Samika Sanghvi@sampear_12Founder/CEO · MinroF25B2B · San Francisco
- Siddhant Lad@sidnladFounder/CTO · MinroF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Gorman@gormankindFounder/CEO · RivetF25B2B · San Francisco
- Cyril Gorlla@cyrilgorllaFounder/CEO · CTGTF24B2B · San Francisco
- Aimee DeGolyerFounder · REPROSENTS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Hrituraj Singh@hrituraj1997Founder · TriomicsW21Healthcare · New York
- Sarim KhanFounder · TriomicsW21Healthcare · New York
- Anup SinghFounder/Chief Scientific Officer · InnaMedW17Healthcare · San Francisco
- Wilson CusackFounder/CEO · TradeW17Industrials · Broken Arrow
- Galen SimmonsFounder · Direct MatchW15Fintech · New York
- Tiffani Ashley Bell@tiffaniFounder/Executive Director · The Human UtilityW15Unspecified · San Francisco
- Bryan Beshore@BryanBeshoreFounder · Keychain LogisticsS12B2B · San Francisco
- Garrett Wilson@gwilFounder · Keychain LogisticsS12B2B · San Francisco
- Michael CarvinFounder/CEO · SmartAssetS12Fintech · Austin
- Corey PiersonFounder · CustoraW11B2B · New York
- Jon PospischilFounder · CustoraW11B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Selina LiBubble LabFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SelinaliyyZach ZhongBubble LabFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zhubzyzQuanting(Daniel) xieOrigami RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DanielXieeeRyan XieOrigami RoboticsFounder/COOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Samika SanghviMinroFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sampear_12Siddhant LadMinroFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sidnladSam GormanRivetFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/gormankindCyril GorllaCTGTFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/cyrilgorllaAimee DeGolyerREPROSENTFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Hrituraj SinghTriomicsFounderWinter 2021HealthcareNew York, United States50https://x.com/hrituraj1997Sarim KhanTriomicsFounderWinter 2021HealthcareNew York, United States50—Anup SinghInnaMedFounder/Chief Scientific OfficerWinter 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Wilson CusackTradeFounder/CEOWinter 2017IndustrialsBroken Arrow, United States3—Galen SimmonsDirect MatchFounderWinter 2015FintechNew York, United States11—Tiffani Ashley BellThe Human UtilityFounder/Executive DirectorWinter 2015UnspecifiedSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tiffaniBryan BeshoreKeychain Logistics2× YCFounderSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BryanBeshoreGarrett WilsonKeychain LogisticsFounderSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gwilMichael CarvinSmartAssetFounder/CEOSummer 2012FintechAustin, United States210—Corey PiersonCustoraFounderWinter 2011B2BNew York, United States11—Jon PospischilCustoraFounderWinter 2011B2BNew York, United States11—
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Tiffani Ashley Bell
Founder/Executive Director·The Human Utility
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/Executive Director
Team size2
BatchWinter 2015
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Tiffani is the Founder and Executive Director of The Human Utility. Since July 2014, The Human Utility has helped thousands of people with their water bills. She was a 2017 Technology & Democracy Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Tiffani is a programmer who earned a BSc in Systems & Computer Science from Howard University. She is also a Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna having earned an MS in Management as a Sloan Fellow. Always chewing gum. Quant.
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
The Human UtilityThe Human Utility seeks to eliminate water service disconnections for…
IndustryUnspecified
Websitedetroitwaterproject.org/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2015
TagsCrowdfunding
