Founder Directory
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Founders6
Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio33%Bio coverage: 33% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Amir HirschFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Roee ShenbergFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Shlomo ZippelFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Ted BlackmanFounder · ZigfuS11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandAmir HirschZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Roee ShenbergZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Shlomo ZippelZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Ted BlackmanZigfuFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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Ted Blackman
Founder·Zigfu
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2011
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
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
ZZigfu
InactiveLayer above Kinect.
