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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% 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.
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Axel La PiraFounder/CTO · PrismX26B2B · London
- Theo KitsbergFounder/CEO · PrismX26B2B · London
- Alex Liu@spicy_liuFounder/CTO · PrismX25B2B · San Francisco
- Rajit Khanna@rajitwritesFounder/CEO · PrismX25B2B · San Francisco
- Emil Soerensen@emilsnotesFounder · kapa.aiS23B2B
- Finn BauerFounder · kapa.aiS23B2B
- Ben WyrosdickFounder · EnveloopW20B2B · Birmingham
- Chris Winslett@winslettsFounder · EnveloopW20B2B · Birmingham
- Jason McCay@jasonmccayFounder · EnveloopW20B2B · Birmingham
- Maciej Lobodzinski@mlobodzinskiFounder · stoic.S19Healthcare · Kraków
- Adam Breckler@adambrecklerFounder/Problem Solver in Chief · Prism LabsS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Bradford Cross@bradfordcrossFounder/CTO · FlightcasterS09Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Axel La PiraPrismFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Theo KitsbergPrismFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Alex LiuPrismFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/spicy_liuRajit KhannaPrismFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rajitwritesEmil Soerensenkapa.aiFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown22https://x.com/emilsnotesFinn Bauerkapa.aiFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown22—Ben WyrosdickEnveloop2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BBirmingham, United States5—Chris WinslettEnveloopFounderWinter 2020B2BBirmingham, United States5https://x.com/winslettsJason McCayEnveloop2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BBirmingham, United States5https://x.com/jasonmccayMaciej Lobodzinskistoic.FounderSummer 2019HealthcareKraków, Poland9https://x.com/mlobodzinskiAdam BrecklerPrism LabsFounder/Problem Solver in ChiefSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/adambrecklerBradford CrossFlightcasterFounder/CTOSummer 2009ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bradfordcross
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Jason Freedman
Founder/CEO·42Floors
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size60
BatchWinter 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
GP Orange Collective Founder/CEO 42Floors (YC W12 acq 2018) Founder/CEO FlightCaster (YC S09 acq 2010)
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
2× YC founderVerified prior exit
- S09FlightcasterAcquired
- W1242FloorsAcquired · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
442Floors
AcquiredWe make it easy to search for office space.
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Website42floors.com
Team size60
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2012
Also founded · 1 more YC company
FFlightcasterAcquiredSummer 2009
ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2Open this entry
