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Known for these resultsRole27%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 27% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Divit Sheth@divitsheth007Founder/CTO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kushagra Chitkara@kushagrchitkarFounder/COO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@rohansharma0509Founder/CEO · AlmanacS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Xing@mrmukeeeFounder/CEO · PingoS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Morrie Schonfeld@MorrietheMooseeFounder · PingoS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Oliver ColebourneFounder · AglideS23B2B · London
- Patrick D. McGuckian@pdmcguckianFounder · AglideS23B2B · London
- Avi SinghFounder · AtlasS22B2B · New York
- Shaan FranchiFounder · AtlasS22B2B · New York
- Jack Saracco@jacksaraccoFounder · PingS22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Mary SaraccoFounder · PingS22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Pablo Orlando@orlandopabloFounder · PingS22Fintech · Buenos Aires
- Zack SwaffordFounder · DartW22B2B · San Francisco
- Mark Florkowski@markrflorkowskiFounder · T3 ChatW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Theo Browne@theoFounder · T3 ChatW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Celilsemi Sam ErkinerFounder · Top RoadW22Fintech · Sydney
- James SavoldelliFounder · PestoW21Fintech · San Francisco
- Enaho Murphy@thatdeveloper_Founder · PingPongW21B2B · Orem
- Jeff Whitlock@JeffreyWhitlockFounder · PingPongW21B2B · Orem
- Rishi TalatiFounder · HotplateS20Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Divit ShethAlmanacFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/divitsheth007Kushagra ChitkaraAlmanacFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/kushagrchitkarRohan SharmaAlmanacFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/rohansharma0509Michael XingPingoFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/mrmukeeeMorrie SchonfeldPingoFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/MorrietheMooseeOliver ColebourneAglideFounderSummer 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Patrick D. McGuckianAglideFounderSummer 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom6https://x.com/pdmcguckianAvi SinghAtlasFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States2—Shaan FranchiAtlasFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States2—Jack SaraccoPingFounderSummer 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina20https://x.com/jacksaraccoMary SaraccoPingFounderSummer 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina20—Pablo OrlandoPingFounderSummer 2022FintechBuenos Aires, Argentina20https://x.com/orlandopabloZack SwaffordDartFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Mark FlorkowskiT3 ChatFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/markrflorkowskiTheo BrowneT3 ChatFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theoCelilsemi Sam ErkinerTop RoadFounderWinter 2022FintechSydney, Australia2—James SavoldelliPestoFounderWinter 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States8—Enaho MurphyPingPongFounderWinter 2021B2BOrem, United States8https://x.com/thatdeveloper_Jeff WhitlockPingPongFounderWinter 2021B2BOrem, United States8https://x.com/JeffreyWhitlockRishi TalatiHotplateFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States9—
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Rishi Talati
Founder·Hotplate
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size9
BatchSummer 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I’m a curious guy who is always interested in meeting new people, so ping me if you want to chat about anything!
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
Hotplate
Online ordering platform for independent chefs and bakers.
Co-foundersBen Klenk@ben_klenk
