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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio70%Bio coverage: 70% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Peter Tribelhorn@tribelhorn23Founder/CEO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Abhinav SwaminathanFounder/CEO · MatchaF24Healthcare · New York
- Thomas BlakeFounder/CTO · MatchaF24Healthcare · New York
- Victor Cheng@victorxhengFounder/CEO · vly.aiF24B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel FrancisFounder/CEO · Abel PoliceS24Government · San Francisco
- Barbora HowellFounder/CEO · TrueClaimW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Bobby BayerFounder/CTO · TrueClaimW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Kilian VogeleFounder · InvitrisW23Healthcare · Munich
- Patrick GrossmannFounder · InvitrisW23Healthcare · Munich
- Cyriel NotteboomFounder · RadicalW23Industrials · Seattle
- James ThomasFounder · RadicalW23Industrials · Seattle
- Alexandre Roubaud@alexroubaudFounder · BitstackS22Fintech · Paris
- Kabir Sethi@setkabirFounder · BitstackS22Fintech · Paris
- Nicolas RamsayFounder · CircularW22Consumer · Singapore
- Pantha Roy@PanthaRoyFounder · CircularW22Consumer · Singapore
- Daniel CaveroFounder · NoyaW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Josh Santos@joshsandtoesFounder · NoyaW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Andy LapsaFounder · Stoke SpaceW21Industrials · Seattle
- Tom FeldmanFounder · Stoke SpaceW21Industrials · Seattle
- Divish GuptaFounder · Swadesi WayW21Consumer · Delhi
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Peter TribelhornHeraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/tribelhorn23Abhinav SwaminathanMatchaFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Thomas BlakeMatchaFounder/CTOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Victor Chengvly.aiFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/victorxhengDaniel FrancisAbel PoliceFounder/CEOSummer 2024GovernmentSan Francisco, United States5—Barbora HowellTrueClaimFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States10—Bobby BayerTrueClaimFounder/CTOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States10—Kilian VogeleInvitrisFounderWinter 2023HealthcareMunich, Germany6—Patrick GrossmannInvitrisFounderWinter 2023HealthcareMunich, Germany6—Cyriel NotteboomRadicalFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—James ThomasRadicalFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—Alexandre RoubaudBitstackFounderSummer 2022FintechParis, France16https://x.com/alexroubaudKabir SethiBitstackFounderSummer 2022FintechParis, France16https://x.com/setkabirNicolas RamsayCircularFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSingapore, Singapore25—Pantha RoyCircularFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSingapore, Singapore25https://x.com/PanthaRoyDaniel CaveroNoyaFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Josh SantosNoyaFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joshsandtoesAndy LapsaStoke SpaceFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSeattle, United States305—Tom FeldmanStoke SpaceFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSeattle, United States305—Divish GuptaSwadesi WayFounderWinter 2021ConsumerDelhi, India9—
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Josh Santos
Founder·Noya
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageGrowth
BIO
co-founder/chief carbon removal officer at noya. sailor, house dj, runner, best snowboarder on the mountain. my sweet tooth is my achilles heel.
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
NoyaRadically reducing capital costs and build time for direct air capture
Co-foundersDaniel Cavero
