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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aayam Bansal@aayambansalFounder/CEO · Synthetic SciencesW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ishaan GangwaniFounder/CTO · Synthetic SciencesW26B2B · San Francisco
- Seray CicekFounder · LSK TechnologiesS20Healthcare · Toronto
- Max Hodak@max_hodakFounder/CEO · TranscripticW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aayam BansalSynthetic SciencesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aayambansalIshaan GangwaniSynthetic SciencesFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Seray CicekLSK TechnologiesFounderSummer 2020HealthcareToronto, Canada2—Max HodakTranscripticFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States13https://x.com/max_hodak
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Seray Cicek
Founder·LSK Technologies
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2020
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Seray Cicek is a medical technology innovator and synthetic biology enthusiast. She holds a MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences and BASc in Engineering Science (Biomedical) from the University of Toronto. She worked at Sanofi Pasteur, Vaccine Bulk Manufacturing Department. Her master's thesis focused on development and deployment of portable diagnostic devices for the detection of Zika virus from patient samples in Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil. Seray is the co-founder and CEO of LSK Technologies Inc.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LSK TechnologiesA diagnostic lab in a box
Co-foundersLivia Guo
