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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Louis Lecat@louislecatFounder · UpstreamS23B2B · Paris
- Charly Poly@whereischarlyFounder · DeferW23B2B · Paris
- Anne-Charlotte ChauvetFounder · GluetrailW23B2B · Paris
- Baptiste CoquelleFounder · GluetrailW23B2B · Paris
- Jean-Edern Lorillon@jeanedern_Founder · PaletteHQS21B2B · Paris
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran@kesava_kirupaFounder · LuminaiS20B2B · San Francisco
- Julien Lemoine@jlemoine_algoFounder/CTO · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Dessaigne@dessaigneFounder/Board Member · AlgoliaW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Louis LecatUpstreamFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France7https://x.com/louislecatCharly PolyDeferFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2https://x.com/whereischarlyAnne-Charlotte ChauvetGluetrailFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2—Baptiste CoquelleGluetrailFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2—Jean-Edern LorillonPaletteHQFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France14https://x.com/jeanedern_Kesava Kirupa DinakaranLuminaiFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/kesava_kirupaJulien LemoineAlgoliaFounder/CTOWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/jlemoine_algoNicolas DessaigneAlgoliaFounder/Board MemberWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States810https://x.com/dessaigne
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Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran
Founder·Luminai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size31
BatchSummer 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Kesava is the CEO of Luminai. He's survived off hackathon prize money in Silicon Valley and also holds two world records solving Rubik's cubes.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Luminai
Luminai helps automate repetitive manual work away from your mission…
