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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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James Zhang
Founder·Polly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I’m currently building ChatGPT at OpenAI. I previously spent 8 years at Stripe and Notion. Before that, I went through YC S17 and co-founded Polly (used by 45M+ teens) and Whale (short-form video Q&A).
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
First YC company on record
