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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio73%Bio coverage: 73% 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.School9%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 9% of these rows have at least one match.
- Tomas Taylor@0xtotaylorFounder/CTO · PennantS26Fintech · New York
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joel Tomas PimentelFounder/CTO · SelfinF25Fintech · San Francisco
- Tomas Nepala@TomasNepalaFounder · FreyaS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Anthony Krivonos@blandthonyFounder · TomaW24B2B · San Francisco
- Monik Pamecha@monikkinomFounder · TomaW24B2B · San Francisco
- Tomás CamposFounder · RUUFW23Consumer · Santiago
- Tomas Bruzza@tomasbruzzaFounder · WallbitW23Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Tomas BisiFounder/CTO · HOKALIW22B2B · San Francisco
- Guido GalanterFounder · LenkW22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Nicolás PiquerasFounder · LenkW22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Tomás GropperFounder · LenkW22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Tomas Alvarez BelonFounder · CanopiS21B2B · San Francisco
- Tomas AguileraFounder · EncuadradoS21B2B · Santiago
- Benas Sidlauskas@Benas04457798Founder · Turing CollegeW21Education · Vilnius
- Tomas Moska@TomasMoskaFounder · Turing CollegeW21Education · Vilnius
- Tomas Barreto@tomasrbFounder · OkayW20B2B · San Francisco
- Tomas AftalionFounder · PachamaW19Industrials · San Francisco
- Brandon ContinoFounder/CEO · Four GrowersS18Industrials · Pittsburgh
- Dan ChiFounder/CTO · Four GrowersS18Industrials · Pittsburgh
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Tomas TaylorPennantFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/0xtotaylorJoe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886Joel Tomas PimentelSelfinFounder/CTOFall 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Tomas NepalaFreyaFounderSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/TomasNepalaAnthony KrivonosTomaFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/blandthonyMonik PamechaTomaFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/monikkinomTomás CamposRUUFFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSantiago, Chile60—Tomas BruzzaWallbitFounderWinter 2023FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina17https://x.com/tomasbruzzaTomas BisiHOKALIFounder/CTOWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States12—Guido GalanterLenkFounderWinter 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina18—Nicolás PiquerasLenkFounderWinter 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina18—Tomás GropperLenkFounderWinter 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina18—Tomas Alvarez BelonCanopiFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States——Tomas AguileraEncuadradoFounderSummer 2021B2BSantiago, Chile3—Benas SidlauskasTuring CollegeFounderWinter 2021EducationVilnius, Lithuania50https://x.com/Benas04457798Tomas MoskaTuring CollegeFounderWinter 2021EducationVilnius, Lithuania50https://x.com/TomasMoskaTomas BarretoOkayFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/tomasrbTomas AftalionPachamaFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States85—Brandon ContinoFour GrowersFounder/CEOSummer 2018IndustrialsPittsburgh, United States14—Dan ChiFour GrowersFounder/CTOSummer 2018IndustrialsPittsburgh, United States14—
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Diego Saez Gil
Founder·Pachama
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size85
BatchWinter 2019
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Diego Saez Gil, Pachama's founder and CEO, is a serial technology entrepreneur and environmentalist. Born and raised in the north of Argentina, Diego saw first hand the impacts of deforestation and climate change which drove him to start a company to tackle this challenge. Prior to Pachama, Diego co-founded Bluesmart (YC W15) and WeHostels. He's an avid book reader and mountain hiker.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PachamaRestoring nature to solve climate change.
IndustryIndustrials
Websitepachama.com
Team size85
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2019
Co-foundersTomas Aftalion
