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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% 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.
- Richard WhiteFounder · FathomW21B2B · San Francisco
- Francisco Homem de Mello@kiko_himselfFounder/CEO · Qulture.RocksW18B2B · San Francisco
- Emmett Shear@eshearFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Richard WhiteFathomFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States95—Francisco Homem de MelloQulture.RocksFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States70https://x.com/kiko_himselfEmmett ShearKiko2× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/eshearJustin KanKiko4× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/justinkan
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Richard White
Founder·Fathom
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size95
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
First employee and lead designer of Kiko (S05) with Justin Kan and Emmett Shear. Founder and former long-time CEO of UserVoice. I love to design low-friction SAAS products for B2B.
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
DisciplineDesignerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
