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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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.Bio0%Bio coverage: 0% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Derek RichardsonDeakoFounder/CEOWinter 2016ConsumerSeattle, United States11—
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Derek Richardson
Founder/CEO·Deako
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchWinter 2016
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
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
DDeako
ActiveWe make beautiful connected light switches that allow you to control…
