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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew TranFounder/CTO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rick GaoFounder/CEO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony LiFounder/COO · Alkera AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron ZhangFounder/CEO · PeerS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan Hu@hcsfoxFounder/CEO · QloS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Agnay Srivastava@AgnaySrivastavaFounder/CEO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Pulkit Gupta@pulkit_gupta2Founder/CTO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Dan DanayFounder/CEO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Isaac GrossmanFounder · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Liran KoganFounder/CPO · Verdict MachineS26B2B · Tel Aviv
- Claire Nord@clairen19Founder/CTO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jynnie TangFounder/CEO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Manuel Castro@manny4cFounder · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Taira Fujioka@tairabunFounder/CTO · SmartbaseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Wax@AdamWax3Founder/CTO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nanda Guntupalli@nandaguntupalliFounder/CEO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Narayana Aaditya Ganeshkumar@narsagnaFounder/CEO · SkillsyncW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lars Gjardar MusæusFounder/CTO · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- David DayFounder/CTO · LunaBillF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Suhail Parry@bitcoinbashaFounder/CEO · LunaBillF25Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew TranAlkera AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Rick GaoAlkera AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony LiAlkera AIFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aaron ZhangPeerFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ryan HuQloFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hcsfoxAgnay SrivastavaTsentaFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AgnaySrivastavaPulkit GuptaTsentaFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pulkit_gupta2Dan DanayVerdict Machine2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Isaac GrossmanVerdict MachineFounderSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Liran KoganVerdict MachineFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Claire NordNapkin MathFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/clairen19Jynnie TangNapkin MathFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Manuel CastroNapkin MathFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/manny4cTaira FujiokaSmartbaseFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tairabunAdam WaxTaigaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdamWax3Nanda GuntupalliTaigaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nandaguntupalliNarayana Aaditya GaneshkumarSkillsyncFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/narsagnaLars Gjardar MusæusCrunchedFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—David DayLunaBillFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Suhail ParryLunaBillFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/bitcoinbasha
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Dan Danay
Founder/CEO·Airmada
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2015
LocationBoston, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously Head of Blockchain Security at Check Point (NASDAQ:CHKP), launching their digital assets division. Founded keyTango (MPC-powered crypto clearing house) and Airmada (YC W16, automated drone stations). MIT Sloan MBA. Captain in Israeli Navy, commanded missile ship and naval electronics school.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- S15AirmadaInactive · this entry
- S26Verdict MachineActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Also founded · 1 more YC company
Verdict MachineActiveSummer 2026AI cybersecurity for financial institutions' digital assets
B2BTel Aviv, Israel4Open this entry
