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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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Christine Park@sparkcparkFounder/CEO · Lattice HealthX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ai Daniil Bekirov@aidaniilFounder/CEO · SparklesW26B2B · London
- Kevan DodhiaFounder/CTO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Win Wang@WiniumFounder/CEO · ParaQueryX25B2B · New York
- Kaushik Mahorker@kaushikm_Founder/CEO · WildcardW25B2B · San Francisco
- Filip Kozera@kozerafilipFounder/CEO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Robert Chandler@bertie_aiFounder/CTO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Anuj Saigal@anujsaigalFounder · SparkW24B2B
- Julia Wu@thejuliawuFounder/CEO · SparkW24B2B
- Daniel Chalef@danielchalefFounder/CEO · Zep AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · PointhoundS23Consumer
- Daniel J. Beutel@daniel_janesFounder · FlowerW23B2B
- Nic Lane@niclane7Founder · FlowerW23B2B
- Taner Topal@_tanertopalFounder · FlowerW23B2B
- Hannah Olson@hanrosolsFounder · DiscloS22B2B · Austin
- Kadie OkwudiliFounder · AgapéS21Healthcare · Rochester
- Ron RoggeFounder · AgapéS21Healthcare · Rochester
- Anushree Goenka@goenkaanushreeFounder · Spark StudioS21Education · Bengaluru
- Jyothika SahajanandanFounder · Spark StudioS21Education · Bengaluru
- Kaustubh Khade@kaustubhkhadeFounder · Spark StudioS21Education · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Christine ParkLattice HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/sparkcparkAi Daniil BekirovSparklesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom1https://x.com/aidaniilKevan DodhiaAlterFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Win WangParaQueryFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/WiniumKaushik MahorkerWildcardFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/kaushikm_Filip KozeraWordwareFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kozerafilipRobert ChandlerWordwareFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/bertie_aiAnuj SaigalSpark2× YCFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/anujsaigalJulia WuSparkFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/thejuliawuDaniel ChalefZep AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/danielchalefJay RenoPointhound2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2023ConsumerUnknown5https://x.com/jayjrenoDaniel J. BeutelFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/daniel_janesNic LaneFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/niclane7Taner TopalFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/_tanertopalHannah OlsonDiscloFounderSummer 2022B2BAustin, United States10https://x.com/hanrosolsKadie OkwudiliAgapéFounderSummer 2021HealthcareRochester, United States6—Ron RoggeAgapéFounderSummer 2021HealthcareRochester, United States6—Anushree GoenkaSpark StudioFounderSummer 2021EducationBengaluru, India27https://x.com/goenkaanushreeJyothika SahajanandanSpark StudioFounderSummer 2021EducationBengaluru, India27—Kaustubh KhadeSpark StudioFounderSummer 2021EducationBengaluru, India27https://x.com/kaustubhkhade
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Jay Reno
Founder/CEO·Feather
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size125
BatchSummer 2017
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Jay is the co-founder and CEO of Pointhound (S23) and previously founder and CEO of Feather (S17), a furniture rental company for living light. Feather raised $76m from Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, NEA, Spark, Cobalt, SV Angel and others and was acquired in 2022. Jay is also a Co-founder & Partner at Spot VC, backing exceptional YC founders.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderExit mentioned in bio
- S17FeatherAcquired · this entry
- S23PointhoundActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
FeatherFurniture rental for consumers and businesses.
Also founded · 1 more YC company
PointhoundActiveSummer 2023Earn and redeem credit card points for free flights
ConsumerUnknown5Open this entry
