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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- David ZengFounder · BeaconsS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Jesse Zhang@jessemzhangFounder · BeaconsS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Neal Jean@nealjean1Founder/CEO · BeaconsS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Artur MenzeleevFounder/CSO · Apprentice HealthS18Healthcare · Boston
- Rajiv SivendranFounder/CEO · Apprentice HealthS18Healthcare · Boston
- Jakub Krzych@jimiastyFounder/CEO · Estimote, Inc.S13B2B · Kraków
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David ZengBeaconsFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States35—Jesse ZhangBeaconsFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/jessemzhangNeal JeanBeaconsFounder/CEOSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/nealjean1Artur MenzeleevApprentice HealthFounder/CSOSummer 2018HealthcareBoston, United States6—Rajiv SivendranApprentice HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2018HealthcareBoston, United States6—Jakub KrzychEstimote, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2013B2BKraków, Poland40https://x.com/jimiasty
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Jesse Zhang
Founder·Beacons
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size35
BatchSummer 2019
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
👋 Hey, I'm Jesse. I grew up in the Boston area and studied electrical engineering at Tufts University. I came to Stanford right after to do a PhD in machine learning and genomics.
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
Beacons
An AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creators
TagsSaaS
