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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.Bio70%Bio coverage: 70% 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-company10%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 10% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dylan Walker@SS6_ELLFounder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Jeff Barg@jeffbargFounder · AvenueW21B2B · New York
- Justin Bleuel@JustinBleuelFounder/CEO · AvenueW21B2B · New York
- Christopher Compean@MrChrisCompeanFounder · MayanW21B2B · Las Vegas
- Javier GarciaFounder/CTO · MayanW21B2B · Las Vegas
- Ben PhillipsFounder/CTO · ThreadS12Consumer · London
- Kieran O'NeillFounder/CEO · ThreadS12Consumer · London
- Arram SabetiFounder/CEO · ZerocaterW11B2B · Chicago
- David Tran@dtran320Founder/CTO · UpbeatS10Consumer · San Francisco
- Mark LinseyFounder · UpbeatS10Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dylan WalkerLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/SS6_ELLJeff BargAvenueFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/jeffbargJustin BleuelAvenueFounder/CEOWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/JustinBleuelChristopher CompeanMayanFounderWinter 2021B2BLas Vegas, United States14https://x.com/MrChrisCompeanJavier GarciaMayanFounder/CTOWinter 2021B2BLas Vegas, United States14—Ben PhillipsThreadFounder/CTOSummer 2012ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom92—Kieran O'NeillThreadFounder/CEOSummer 2012ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom92—Arram SabetiZerocaterFounder/CEOWinter 2011B2BChicago, United States140—David TranUpbeat2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dtran320Mark LinseyUpbeatFounderSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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Mark Linsey
Founder·Upbeat
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2010
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
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
UUpbeat
InactiveUpbeat: Building the next generation of Public Relations (PR)
IndustryConsumer
Websiteupbeatpr.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2010
TagsMedia
Co-foundersDavid Tran@dtran320
