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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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% 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.
- Hammad MalikFounder/CEO · Uplift AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zaid Qureshi@zqureshi_Founder/CTO · Uplift AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayush JasujaFounder · Speedy LabsW23B2B · Toronto
- Jatin Mehta@j1mehtaFounder · Speedy LabsW23B2B · Toronto
- Ranti Dev SharmaFounder · Speedy LabsW23B2B · Toronto
- Maokai LinFounder/CTO · SmarkingW15B2B · San Francisco
- Wen Sang@sang_wenFounder/CEO · SmarkingW15B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hammad MalikUplift AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Zaid QureshiUplift AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zqureshi_Ayush JasujaSpeedy LabsFounderWinter 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—Jatin MehtaSpeedy LabsFounderWinter 2023B2BToronto, Canada8https://x.com/j1mehtaRanti Dev SharmaSpeedy LabsFounderWinter 2023B2BToronto, Canada8—Maokai LinSmarkingFounder/CTOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States17—Wen SangSmarkingFounder/CEOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States17https://x.com/sang_wen
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Maokai Lin
Founder/CTO·Smarking
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size17
BatchWinter 2015
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
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
SmarkingDigitize $655B parking industry
Co-foundersWen Sang@sang_wen
