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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio84%Bio coverage: 84% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School16%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 16% of these rows have at least one match.
- Fabian AmherdFounder/CTO · MountX26Fintech · San Francisco
- John BachmannFounder/CEO · MountX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Grace CimaszewskiFounder/CTO · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Henry Birge-LeeFounder/CEO · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Prateek Mittal@prateekmittal_Founder · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Carl Huang@imcarlhuangFounder/CTO · SilaW26B2B · New York
- Mith Paresh Patel@mithpareshFounder/CEO · SilaW26B2B · New York
- Shivani Patel@shivanijpatelFounder/CEO · LayersF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Arjun LalwaniFounder/CEO · RaloX25Fintech · New York
- Helly ShahFounder/CTO · RaloX25Fintech · New York
- Daniel Park@danifestoFounder/CEO · PickleW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Emmett KimFounder · PickleW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Hojin YuFounder · PickleW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Sanio JungFounder · PickleW25Consumer · San Francisco
- Eugene Yakubovich@eyakubovichFounder · EdgeBitW23B2B · San Francisco
- Baptiste CoquelleFounder · GluetrailW23B2B · Paris
- Alek PetuskeyFounder · ReflexW23B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil RaoFounder · ReflexW23B2B · San Francisco
- John ChengFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Michael BirkFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Fabian AmherdMountFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—John BachmannMountFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grace CimaszewskiCrosslayer LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Henry Birge-LeeCrosslayer LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Prateek MittalCrosslayer LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/prateekmittal_Carl HuangSilaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/imcarlhuangMith Paresh PatelSilaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/mithpareshShivani PatelLayersFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shivanijpatelArjun LalwaniRaloFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Helly ShahRaloFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Daniel ParkPickleFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/danifestoEmmett KimPickleFounderWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15—Hojin YuPickleFounderWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15—Sanio JungPickleFounderWinter 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15—Eugene YakubovichEdgeBitFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/eyakubovichBaptiste CoquelleGluetrailFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2—Alek PetuskeyReflexFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Nikhil RaoReflexFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—John ChengPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Michael BirkPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—
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John Cheng
Founder·PlayAbly
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2019
LocationRemote
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
John Cheng is the Founder and CEO of PlayAbly, a gamification platform transforming how brands engage and build loyalty with their customers. With a strong foundation in gaming, John co-founded Playnomics, an AI-driven platform designed to predict player behavior. Following its acquisition by Unity Technologies, John joined Unity's executive team to lead Unity Analytics, providing data and machine learning solutions to over 20,000 game developers and reaching more than a billion players
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PlayAblyWe build games to help brands engage, convert, and retain customers
Co-foundersMichael Birk
