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Known for these resultsRole13%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 13% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Gavin Brennen@GavinBrennenFounder · LanceW26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun JainFounder · Iron LeapW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vishal Jain@vishal_the_jainFounder · Iron LeapW22B2B · San Francisco
- Joe WongFounder · ZeusS11Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kulveer Taggar@kulFounder/CEO · ZeusS11Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Srini PanguluriFounder · ZeusS11Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kulveer Taggar@kulFounder · AuctomaticW07Consumer · San Francisco
- Srini PanguluriFounder · Project WeddingW06Consumer · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gavin BrennenLanceFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/GavinBrennenVarun JainIron LeapFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vishal JainIron LeapFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/vishal_the_jainJoe WongZeusFounderSummer 2011Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200—Kulveer TaggarZeus2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2011Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200https://x.com/kulSrini PanguluriZeus2× YCFounderSummer 2011Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200—Kulveer TaggarAuctomatic2× YCFounderWinter 2007ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kulSrini PanguluriProject Wedding2× YCFounderWinter 2006ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—
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Patrick Collison
Founder/CEO·Stripe
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7000
BatchSummer 2009
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exit
- W07AuctomaticAcquired
- S09StripeActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
Stripe
Economic infrastructure for the internet.
Co-foundersJohn Collison@collision
Also founded · 1 more YC company
AAuctomaticAcquiredWinter 2007
ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2Open this entry
