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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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Chia-Lun Wu@leowuheraFounder/CTO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Peter Tribelhorn@tribelhorn23Founder/CEO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Bruno Vegreville@bruvgrFounder · HeraS21B2B · Paris
- Louise Bayssat@loubayssFounder · HeraS21B2B · Paris
- Guilhem Herail@guilhemherailFounder · Hermes RoboticsW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Jay Patel@jayismsFounder · HeraldW19B2B · San Francisco
- Nilkanth Patel@nilkanthjpFounder · HeraldW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Meera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoChia-Lun WuHeraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/leowuheraPeter TribelhornHeraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/tribelhorn23Bruno VegrevilleHeraFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/bruvgrLouise BayssatHeraFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/loubayssGuilhem HerailHermes RoboticsFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/guilhemherailJay PatelHeraldFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jayismsNilkanth PatelHeraldFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nilkanthjp
Showing 1–9 of 9 founders
Guilhem Herail
Founder·Hermes Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Hermes RoboticsAutonomous street sweeping as a service by retro-fitting vehicles
IndustryIndustrials
Websitehermes-robotics.com
Team size5
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2021
