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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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Erim GurlemisFounder/COO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Eli Brown@iEchoicFounder/CEO · GuildedS17Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Erim GurlemisGUILDFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Eli BrownGuildedFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/iEchoic
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Eli Brown
Founder/CEO·Guilded
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size30
BatchSummer 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Former YC visiting partner. I founded Guilded (YC S17) which had a successful exit to Roblox in 2021, where I built and led the Communities org. Before that, I spent many years doing full stack & growth engineering at Xbox, Instagram, and Facebook. I love gaming, and was a Grandmaster Starcraft II player
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
GuildedChat for gaming communities
