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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company61%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 61% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mugdhaa PatankarFounder/CTO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Andrew SyFounder/CEO · PolymorphW26B2B · San Francisco
- Harish PalaniFounder · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Essam Sleiman@essamsleimanFounder/CEO · CanvasF24B2B · San Francisco
- Garrett Graves@grvydevFounder · crmCopilotW24B2B · San Francisco
- Andre Fu@andrezfuFounder/CEO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nanki GrewalFounder/CTO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aman Gottumukkala@amangotchuFounder · FirebenderW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nabil Jallouli@nabs_jallouliFounder/CEO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Younes JallouliFounder/CPO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Theo Browne@theoFounder · T3 ChatW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Jimmy Young@jimm_y_oungFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Aaron Ng@localghostFounder/CEO · Hyper OnlineS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin Devienne@benjaryuFounder · Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)S20Consumer · San Francisco
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran@kesava_kirupaFounder · LuminaiS20B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph KitongaFounder · Vitable HealthS20Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Eric WeiFounder · Karat FinancialW20Fintech · Los Angeles
- Will KimFounder · Karat FinancialW20Fintech · Los Angeles
- Snigdha Sur@snigdhasurFounder · The JuggernautW19Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mugdhaa PatankarAgent FMFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterAndrew SyPolymorphFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Harish PalaniHABITFounderSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Essam SleimanCanvasFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/essamsleimanGarrett GravescrmCopilotFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grvydevAndre FuEcliptorFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/andrezfuNanki GrewalEcliptorFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aman GottumukkalaFirebenderFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/amangotchuNabil JallouliRollstackFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30https://x.com/nabs_jallouliYounes JallouliRollstackFounder/CPOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Theo BrowneT3 ChatFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theoJimmy YoungCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jimm_y_oungAaron NgHyper OnlineFounder/CEOSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/localghostBenjamin DevienneJam.gg (formerly Piepacker)FounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/benjaryuKesava Kirupa DinakaranLuminaiFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/kesava_kirupaJoseph KitongaVitable HealthFounderSummer 2020HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States60—Eric WeiKarat FinancialFounderWinter 2020FintechLos Angeles, United States40—Will KimKarat FinancialFounderWinter 2020FintechLos Angeles, United States40—Snigdha SurThe JuggernautFounderWinter 2019ConsumerNew York, United States5https://x.com/snigdhasur
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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…
