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Founders18
Known for these resultsRole28%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 28% 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.Bio61%Bio coverage: 61% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Vivek NairFounder/CEO · MultifactorF25B2B · San Francisco
- Kevan DodhiaFounder/CTO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Srikar Dandamuraju@realsreeksFounder/CEO · AlterS25B2B · New York
- Donovan SoFounder · BricksAIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Spike LuFounder · BricksAIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Firth@tdfirthFounder · CoteraW22B2B · New York
- Ernest SimFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Shawn LiamFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Surendhar Reddy Founder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Yi Sung (Sung) YongFounder · AtlasS21B2B · Singapore
- Jeff Whitlock@JeffreyWhitlockFounder · PingPongW21B2B · Orem
- Ned Rockson@nedrocksonFounder · SlashAuthW21B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas SalhuanaFounder · SlashAuthW21B2B · San Francisco
- Carl-Alain MemnonFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Christian-Robert Joseph@christianrjoFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Patrick De SuzaFounder · GrainW20Fintech · San Francisco
- Ruben TadmorFounder/COO · The Supplant CompanyS18Consumer · Cambridge
- Tom SimmonsFounder/CEO · The Supplant CompanyS18Consumer · Cambridge
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Vivek NairMultifactorFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kevan DodhiaAlterFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Srikar DandamurajuAlterFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/realsreeksDonovan SoBricksAIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Spike LuBricksAIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Tom FirthCoteraFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/tdfirthErnest SimAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Shawn LiamAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Surendhar Reddy AtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Yi Sung (Sung) YongAtlasFounderSummer 2021B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Jeff WhitlockPingPongFounderWinter 2021B2BOrem, United States8https://x.com/JeffreyWhitlockNed RocksonSlashAuthFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nedrocksonNicolas SalhuanaSlashAuthFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Carl-Alain MemnonGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30—Christian-Robert JosephGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/christianrjoPatrick De SuzaGrainFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States30—Ruben TadmorThe Supplant CompanyFounder/COOSummer 2018ConsumerCambridge, United Kingdom15—Tom SimmonsThe Supplant CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2018ConsumerCambridge, United Kingdom15—
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Patrick De Suza
Founder·Grain
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size30
BatchWinter 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
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
GrainGrain transforms the debit card you already have into a credit card…
TagsFintech
