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Known for these resultsRole86%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 86% 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.Bio43%Bio coverage: 43% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Prince GhoshFounder · Factored QualityW20B2B · New York
- Niki BayatFounder/CEO · AesculaTechW18Healthcare · Los Angeles
- Bilal MahmoodFounder/CEO · ClearBrainW18B2B · San Francisco
- Eric PollmannFounder/CTO · ClearBrainW18B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin KlimanFounder/CEO · HumiW17B2B · Toronto
- Matt LoszakFounder/CTO · HumiW17B2B · Toronto
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder/CEO · PebbleW11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Prince GhoshFactored QualityFounderWinter 2020B2BNew York, United States20—Niki BayatAesculaTechFounder/CEOWinter 2018HealthcareLos Angeles, United States6—Bilal MahmoodClearBrainFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Eric PollmannClearBrainFounder/CTOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Kevin KlimanHumiFounder/CEOWinter 2017B2BToronto, Canada141—Matt LoszakHumiFounder/CTOWinter 2017B2BToronto, Canada141—Eric MigicovskyPebble2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ericmigi
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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
