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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School4%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 4% of these rows have at least one match.
- Cyrus KellyFounder/CEO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- David McDonough@David_l_mcd1Founder/COO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aryan Sawhney@aryansawhney17Founder/CTO · NarrativeF25B2B · New York
- Erik VankFounder/CEO · NarrativeF25B2B · New York
- Victor ChapmanFounder/CPO · NarrativeF25B2B · New York
- Don MuirFounder/CEO · F2S25B2B · New York
- Manil LakabiFounder/CEO · x1F24Consumer · San Francisco
- Asa MillerFounder · PreS24B2B · Lake Oswego
- Anmol Sood@anmolsood21Founder · AlaiW24B2B
- Krishna GuptaFounder · AlaiW24B2B
- JJ Maxwell@jjmaxwell4Founder · PolishedW24B2B · San Francisco
- Mark WaiFounder · PolishedW24B2B · San Francisco
- Adam McAskill@AdamMcaskillFounder · EvidenceS21B2B · Toronto
- Sean Hughes@SeanHughes92Founder · EvidenceS21B2B · Toronto
- George Quraishi@quraishiFounder/COO · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Martin GouyFounder · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Moncef Biaz@IAmMoncefFounder · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Ross Chanin@rosschaninFounder · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Mark WaiFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
- Asa MillerFounder · Brave CareS19Healthcare · Portland
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Cyrus Kellytday.comFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—David McDonoughtday.comFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/David_l_mcd1Aryan SawhneyNarrativeFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/aryansawhney17Erik VankNarrativeFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Victor ChapmanNarrativeFounder/CPOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Don MuirF2Founder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States15—Manil Lakabix1Founder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5—Asa MillerPre2× YCFounderSummer 2024B2BLake Oswego, United States2—Anmol SoodAlaiFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/anmolsood21Krishna GuptaAlaiFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5—JJ MaxwellPolishedFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/jjmaxwell4Mark WaiPolished2× YCFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States——Adam McAskillEvidenceFounderSummer 2021B2BToronto, Canada6https://x.com/AdamMcaskillSean HughesEvidenceFounderSummer 2021B2BToronto, Canada6https://x.com/SeanHughes92George QuraishiArtifactFounder/COOSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/quraishiMartin GouyArtifactFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Moncef BiazArtifactFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/IAmMoncefRoss ChaninArtifactFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/rosschaninMark WaiOrbiter2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Asa MillerBrave Care2× YCFounderSummer 2019HealthcarePortland, United States90—
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Aaron Epstein
Founder·Creative Market
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size—
BatchWinter 2010
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
General Partner at Y Combinator. Previously co-founder at Creative Market.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Creative MarketMarketplace for graphic design assets
IndustryB2B
Websitecreativemarket.com
Team size—
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2010
