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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
Scott Steber
Founder/CTO·Pearl
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size0
BatchWinter 2017
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
PearlThe future of office coffee. Keurig convenience meets cafe quality.
IndustryB2B
Websitegetpearlcoffee.com/
Team size0
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2017
Co-foundersGreg Kress
