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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Wael Al Sallami@wa3lFounder · CraftOSS23B2B · San Francisco
- Anh-Tho CHUONG@byAnhthoFounder · LagoS21B2B · San Francisco
- Cesar AlanizFounder/CTO · UserfoxW11B2B · San Francisco
- Adam ShawFounder · People & PagesS08Consumer
- Michael SmathersFounder · People & PagesS08Consumer
- Chris FaniniFounder/CTO · WeeblyW07B2B · San Francisco
- Dan VeltriFounder/CPO · WeeblyW07B2B · San Francisco
- David Rusenko@drusenkoFounder/CEO · WeeblyW07B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Wael Al SallamiCraftOSFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/wa3lAnh-Tho CHUONGLagoFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States45https://x.com/byAnhthoCesar AlanizUserfoxFounder/CTOWinter 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Adam ShawPeople & PagesFounderSummer 2008ConsumerUnknown0—Michael SmathersPeople & PagesFounderSummer 2008ConsumerUnknown0—Chris FaniniWeeblyFounder/CTOWinter 2007B2BSan Francisco, United States201—Dan VeltriWeeblyFounder/CPOWinter 2007B2BSan Francisco, United States201—David RusenkoWeeblyFounder/CEOWinter 2007B2BSan Francisco, United States201https://x.com/drusenko
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Cesar Alaniz
Founder/CTO·Userfox
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2011
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm head of Compliance Engineering and Technology at Block. A multi-disciplinary group of Machine Learning Modelers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Software Engineers working on the toughest Compliance problems at Block across both our Square and Cash business units. Previously, a Director of Engineering at Weebly and Founder of YC S11 company Userfox.
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
