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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.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% 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.
- Akin Jones@akinj110Founder/CEO · AellaW17Fintech · Lagos
- Srinivas Reddy Aellala@srini_ryFounder/CPO · Auro RoboticsS15Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akin JonesAellaFounder/CEOWinter 2017FintechLagos, Nigeria60https://x.com/akinj110Srinivas Reddy AellalaAuro RoboticsFounder/CPOSummer 2015IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/srini_ryShowing 1–2 of 2 founders
Akin Jones
Founder/CEO·Aella
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size60
BatchWinter 2017
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Company statusActive
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
Diversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.