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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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.
- Ross GruberFounder · Glow EnergyW22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Greg KressFounder/CEO · PearlW17B2B · San Francisco
- Scott SteberFounder/CTO · PearlW17B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan Chan@ryanchanupkeepFounder/CEO · UpKeepW17B2B · Los Angeles
- Vishwas Prabhakara@vishwaspFounder/CEO · FanvibeS10Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ross GruberGlow EnergyFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States6—Greg KressPearlFounder/CEOWinter 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Scott SteberPearlFounder/CTOWinter 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Ryan ChanUpKeepFounder/CEOWinter 2017B2BLos Angeles, United States150https://x.com/ryanchanupkeepVishwas PrabhakaraFanvibeFounder/CEOSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/vishwasp
Showing 1–5 of 5 founders
Greg Kress
Founder/CEO·Pearl
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size0
BatchWinter 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Experienced founder; hardware engineer; product designer; rapid prototyping specialist.
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
DisciplineDesignerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PearlThe future of office coffee. Keurig convenience meets cafe quality.
IndustryB2B
Websitegetpearlcoffee.com/
Team size0
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2017
Co-foundersScott Steber
