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Known for these resultsRole59%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 59% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School59%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 59% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Dev KarpeFounder/COO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Tommy LiFounder/CTO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · WonderTxS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mahmoud Al-Madi@mahmoudalmadi_Founder/CEO · CyberdeskS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jannik Grothusen@JannikGrothusenFounder/CEO · The Robot Learning CompanyX25Industrials
- Will Cray@willcloudcrayFounder/CTO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Ke HuangFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Meji AbidoyeFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Adithya RamanathanFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Bhairav MehtaFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Michael StauntonFounder · BuzzleS21B2B · Philadelphia
- Udayan Umapathi@uday1489Founder · Volta Labs, Inc.W19Healthcare · Boston
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · Numerion LabsW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Dev KarpePraxis RoboticsFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyTommy LiPraxis RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Abraham HeifetsWonderTx2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AbeHeifetsMahmoud Al-MadiCyberdeskFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mahmoudalmadi_Jannik GrothusenThe Robot Learning CompanyFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsUnknown1https://x.com/JannikGrothusenWill CrayMaiveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willcloudcrayJesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ke HuangAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Meji AbidoyeAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Adithya RamanathanBuzzleFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Bhairav MehtaBuzzle2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Michael StauntonBuzzleFounderSummer 2021B2BPhiladelphia, United States3—Udayan UmapathiVolta Labs, Inc.FounderWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States50https://x.com/uday1489Abraham HeifetsNumerion Labs2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67https://x.com/AbeHeifets
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Alex Levy
Founder·Atmo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchWinter 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Leveraging AI to revolutionize the physical sciences, Alex Levy is the CEO and co-founder of Atmo, the leading company integrating AI into global weather forecasting. Previously, he co-founded Atomwise (W15), a pioneering AI company in small molecule drug discovery, boasting over 800 active programs and $1 billion in pharmaceutical partnerships. An alumnus of the University of Toronto, he began his career by leading a computer vision research lab within the Computer Science Department.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W15Numerion LabsActive
- W20AtmoActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
AtmoUltra-precise AI weather forecasting.
Co-foundersJohan Mathe@johmathe
Also founded · 1 more YC company
Numerion LabsActiveWinter 2015Artificial intelligence for drug discovery.
HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67Open this entry
