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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% 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.
- James Zhang@jamesfzhangFounder · PollyS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Ranidu Lankage@raniduFounder/CEO · PollyS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Vicc Alexander@viccsmindFounder, Head of Mobile & Design · PollyS17Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James ZhangPollyFounderSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jamesfzhangRanidu LankagePollyFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/raniduVicc AlexanderPollyFounder, Head of Mobile & DesignSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/viccsmind
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Ranidu Lankage
Founder/CEO·Polly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I founded Polly (45M+ users) /Whale YC S17 and Audius, a decentralized audio protocol with over 10M MAU.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
