Founder Directory
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Founders7
Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company57%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 57% 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.
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Aaron Cannon@AaronLCannonFounder · OutsetS23B2B · San Francisco
- Brad MurrayFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin BryantFounder/Vice President Technology · EarbitsW11B2B · Los Angeles
- Chris ChenFounder/CEO · InstapaintingW11Consumer · Tokyo
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder/CEO · PebbleW11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Aaron CannonOutsetFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/AaronLCannonBrad MurrayBeeperFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—Eric MigicovskyBeeper2× YCFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/ericmigiBenjamin BryantEarbitsFounder/Vice President TechnologyWinter 2011B2BLos Angeles, United States15—Chris ChenInstapaintingFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerTokyo, Japan2—Eric MigicovskyPebble2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ericmigi
Showing 1–7 of 7 founders
Chris Chen
Founder/CEO·Instapainting
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2011
LocationTokyo, Japan
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
InstapaintingCustom-made artwork from artists e-commerce marketplace.
