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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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Moncef Biaz
Founder·Artifact
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchSummer 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I was born and raised in Morocco, studied in France, then moved to the US. I've always been a startup fan — first employee at Knowhere News, and third employee at Charlie Finance. I love prototyping and building things from scratch.
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
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ArtifactPersonal podcasts with the people in your life
IndustryConsumer
Websiteheyartifact.com/
Team size10
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2020
