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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Richard WhiteFounder · FathomW21B2B · San Francisco
- Francisco Homem de Mello@kiko_himselfFounder/CEO · Qulture.RocksW18B2B · San Francisco
- Emmett Shear@eshearFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Richard WhiteFathomFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States95—Francisco Homem de MelloQulture.RocksFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States70https://x.com/kiko_himselfEmmett ShearKiko2× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/eshearJustin KanKiko4× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/justinkan
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Francisco Homem de Mello
Founder/CEO·Qulture.Rocks
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size70
BatchWinter 2018
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Founder of Qulture.Rocks (W18). Before Qulture.Rocks, worked for 10 years in the investment banking and investment management industries. Did a brief stint as product manager at Nubank. I'm an active angel investor, having done a bit over 20 investments since selling my company in 2022 (I'm still earning out until 2026).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Qulture.RocksThe people, management, and culture operating system for your startup.
IndustryB2B
Websitequlture.rocks/en/home/
Team size70
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2018
