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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% 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.
- Kevin CoxFounder/CTO · AdaptionalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · AdaptionalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tal Borenstein@talborenFounder · KeepW23B2B · Tel Aviv
- Gal Kleinman@GalKlmFounder · TraceloopW23B2B · Tel Aviv
- Blesson Abraham@Babraham_FIFounder · AviaryAIS22Fintech · Chicago
- Kevin CoxFounder · SavvyW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · SavvyW20Fintech · San Francisco
- George CarolloFounder · DoverS19B2B · San Francisco
- Ritik Malhotra@ritikmFounder/CEO · ElphW19B2B · San Francisco
- Sarat RaviFounder · ElphW19B2B · San Francisco
- Tanooj LuthraFounder/CTO · ElphW19B2B · San Francisco
- Vamsi ChittersFounder · ElphW19B2B · San Francisco
- Jeremy Evans@jeremynevansFounder/CTO · EmbeddablesS18B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew MorleyFounder/CEO · EmbeddablesS18B2B · San Francisco
- Amber Atherton@amberathertonFounder · ZyperW18B2B · San Francisco
- Steven BartelFounder/CEO · GemS17B2B · San Francisco
- Ritik Malhotra@ritikmFounder/CEO · StreemS12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kevin CoxAdaptional2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Suril KantariaAdaptional2× YCFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Tal BorensteinKeepFounderWinter 2023B2BTel Aviv, Israel5https://x.com/talborenGal KleinmanTraceloopFounderWinter 2023B2BTel Aviv, Israel9https://x.com/GalKlmBlesson AbrahamAviaryAIFounderSummer 2022FintechChicago, United States10https://x.com/Babraham_FIKevin CoxSavvy2× YCFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States12—Suril KantariaSavvy2× YCFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States12—George CarolloDoverFounderSummer 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States12—Ritik MalhotraElph2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ritikmSarat RaviElphFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Tanooj LuthraElph2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vamsi ChittersElphFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Jeremy EvansEmbeddablesFounder/CTOSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States23https://x.com/jeremynevansMatthew MorleyEmbeddablesFounder/CEOSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States23—Amber AthertonZyperFounderWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/amberathertonSteven BartelGemFounder/CEOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States200—Ritik MalhotraStreem2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ritikm
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Steven Bartel
Founder/CEO·Gem
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size200
BatchSummer 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Co-founder & CEO @ Gem. Prior to founding Gem, Steve was an engineering leader at Dropbox where his experience working closely with the recruiting process allowed him to see the lack of technology in the space. This inspired him to co-found Gem, which allows recruiting teams of all sizes to source talent, engage with talent, and use data to improve recruiting processes.
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
First YC company on record
