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Known for these resultsRole58%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 58% 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.Bio87%Bio coverage: 87% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Phillip Yan@PhillipYan2Founder/CEO · MaingenS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Robert Qiu@whatsrobdoing_Founder/CEO · MOCHI.TVS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Chris Hailey@realChrisHaileyFounder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chetan Manda@theblackmandaFounder/CPO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Parth Maheshwari@_ParthVader_Founder/CTO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Utkarsh SinhaFounder/CEO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Eric Liu@ericliujtFounder/CTO · TotalisX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Saksham Aggarwal@sxmawlFounder/CEO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Adair Borges@AdairLBorgesFounder · Ditto BiosciencesW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rushil AgarwalFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph McAllisterFounder/CTO · MouseCatW26B2B · New York
- Christian Pickett@chrisspickettFounder/CEO · OrthogonalW26B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Mikus@dbmikusFounder/CEO · AmikaF25B2B · New York
- Jakub Cichon@jdcamikaFounder/CTO · AmikaF25B2B · New York
- Anirudh Pupneja@AnirudhPupnejaFounder/CTO · RedaptoF25B2B · San Francisco
- David Maulick@davidmaulickFounder/CEO · Scott AIF25B2B · New York
- Janak Sunil@janaksunilFounder/CEO · Specific LabsF25B2B · San Francisco
- Abhay Gupta@abhaygupta_ethFounder/CEO · FrizzleS25Education · New York
- Quang Hoang@qhoang09Founder/CEO · VybeX25B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil Srinivasan@nvsFounder/CEO · InfiniteW25Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Phillip YanMaingenFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/PhillipYan2Robert QiuMOCHI.TVFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/whatsrobdoing_Chris HaileyOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realChrisHaileyChetan MandaMochatradeFounder/CPOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/theblackmandaParth MaheshwariMochatradeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/_ParthVader_Utkarsh SinhaMochatradeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Eric LiuTotalisFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/ericliujtSaksham AggarwalCardboardFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sxmawlAdair BorgesDitto BiosciencesFounderWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AdairLBorgesRushil AgarwalHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100—Joseph McAllisterMouseCatFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States6—Christian PickettOrthogonalFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/chrisspickettDylan MikusAmikaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/dbmikusJakub CichonAmikaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/jdcamikaAnirudh PupnejaRedaptoFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/AnirudhPupnejaDavid MaulickScott AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/davidmaulickJanak SunilSpecific LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/janaksunilAbhay GuptaFrizzleFounder/CEOSummer 2025EducationNew York, United States2https://x.com/abhaygupta_ethQuang HoangVybe2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/qhoang09Nikhil SrinivasanInfiniteFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/nvs
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Jean-Baptiste Coger
Founder/CPO·Plato
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size26
BatchWinter 2016
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
PlatoPlato is the mentorship platform for engineering leaders
Co-foundersQuang Hoang@qhoang09
