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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Daniel YoonFounder/CEO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Darryl Luo@DarrylLuoFounder/CTO · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Riley JanjisFounder · ForwardF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mert TurnaFounder/CTO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oguzhan KaracaFounder/CEO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Minghao TanFounder/CTO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Carl Stauffer@carlstauffer_Founder/CEO · RiftenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Bryce JudyFounder/CEO · Tarifflo Inc.S26B2B · Salt Lake City
- Antoine BertrandFounder/CTO · ForesightX26B2B · New York
- Eytan RozenblumFounder/CEO · ForesightX26B2B · New York
- Bao NguyenFounder/CEO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- James SmithFounder/COO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- Tom WatsonFounder/CTO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- Lakshya Gupta@tokenawareFounder/CTO · Lab0X26B2B · San Francisco
- Onkar Borade@onkar_borade_10Founder/CEO · Lab0X26B2B · San Francisco
- Sujay Srivastava@SujaySrivFounder · Lab0X26B2B · San Francisco
- Ricardo Nunez@ricardonunez_ioFounder · SalesgraphX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ruhan Ponnada@RuhanPonnadaFounder/CEO · SalesgraphX26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Daniel YoonForwardFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Darryl LuoForwardFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/DarrylLuoRiley JanjisForwardFounderFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Thomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Mert TurnaDeryaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Oguzhan KaracaDeryaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Minghao TanDonkeyFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Carl StaufferRiftenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/carlstauffer_Bryce JudyTarifflo Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSalt Lake City, United States5—Antoine BertrandForesightFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Eytan RozenblumForesightFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Bao NguyenHessianFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—James SmithHessianFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tom WatsonHessianFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Lakshya GuptaLab0Founder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/tokenawareOnkar BoradeLab0Founder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/onkar_borade_10Sujay SrivastavaLab0FounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/SujaySrivRicardo NunezSalesgraphFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ricardonunez_ioRuhan PonnadaSalesgraphFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RuhanPonnadaAndrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrew
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James Tamplin
Founder/CEO·Firebase
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size500
BatchSummer 2011
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Co-Founder/CEO YC S11 Co-Founder CovidActNow.org Board @ CharmIndustrial.com Board @ Shortwave.com
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FirebaseBuild and grow iOS, Android, and Web apps.
Co-foundersAndrew Lee@startupandrew
