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Known for these resultsRole83%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 83% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ishan Sharma@ishandeveloperFounder/CTO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Saksham Aggarwal@sxmawlFounder/CEO · CardboardW26B2B · San Francisco
- Eric MillerFounder/CTO · AutoPallet RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Nathan YeeFounder/CEO · AutoPallet RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Damien Henry@dh7netFounder · ClipDropW21Consumer · Paris
- David GausebeckFounder/CTO · MatterportW12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ishan SharmaCardboardFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ishandeveloperSaksham AggarwalCardboardFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sxmawlEric MillerAutoPallet RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Nathan YeeAutoPallet RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Damien HenryClipDropFounderWinter 2021ConsumerParis, France5https://x.com/dh7netDavid GausebeckMatterportFounder/CTOWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States201—
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Cyril Diagne
Founder·ClipDrop
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2021
LocationParis, France
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO of Init ML. Former Professor and Head of Media & Interaction Design at ECAL (Lausanne University of Arts & Design, Switzerland) Former artist in residence at Google Arts & Culture, where I helped kickstart the Google Arts Experiments initiative and created multiple machine learning projects such as the viral Google Art Selfie.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ClipDropTurn regular mobile photos into professional product visuals
