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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Gaurav Chaubey@GauravChaubey27Founder · MeshS20B2B · San Francisco
- Rahul Singh@singrahul30Founder · MeshS20B2B · San Francisco
- Saurabh Nangia@nangia5Founder · MeshS20B2B · San Francisco
- Douglas Stidolph@dougstidolphFounder · QuellS20Consumer · London
- Aditya KaickerFounder · Breathe Well-beingW20Healthcare · New Delhi
- Rohan VermaFounder · Breathe Well-beingW20Healthcare · New Delhi
- Genevieve PayzerFounder · Fit to FormS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Radha JainFounder · Fit to FormS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Niki BayatFounder/CEO · AesculaTechW18Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
- Karthik BalakrishnanFounder/CTO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandGaurav ChaubeyMeshFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/GauravChaubey27Rahul SinghMeshFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/singrahul30Saurabh NangiaMeshFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/nangia5Douglas StidolphQuellFounderSummer 2020ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom40https://x.com/dougstidolphAditya KaickerBreathe Well-beingFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew Delhi, India15—Rohan VermaBreathe Well-beingFounderWinter 2020HealthcareNew Delhi, India15—Genevieve PayzerFit to FormFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Radha JainFit to FormFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Niki BayatAesculaTechFounder/CEOWinter 2018HealthcareLos Angeles, United States6—Kanishk ParasharCoin2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Karthik BalakrishnanCoinFounder/CTOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—
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Niki Bayat
Founder/CEO·AesculaTech
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2018
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am co-founder and CEO of AesculaTech, a biotechnology company designing innovative smart materials to change the way health and consumer products interact with the human body. I am also a chemical engineer with 10+ years of experience in organic chemistry with a PhD from the University of Southern California. I was included in MIT's 2018 35 Innovators Under 35. My company participated in YCombinator 2018.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AesculaTechResponsive materials, better lives.
IndustryHealthcare
Websiteaesculatech.com/
Team size6
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LocationLos Angeles, United States
BatchWinter 2018
