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Known for these resultsRole55%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 55% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company35%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 35% of these rows have at least one match.School45%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 45% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Anders Lie@ndrsrklFounder/CTO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Greenwald@tomgreenwaldFounder/CEO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Abdulaal@AAY1993Founder/CEO · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ayodeji Ijishakin@AIjishakinFounder · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Hugo FryFounder · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nina Montaña BrownFounder/CTO · Mecha HealthW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ryan GogginsFounder/CEO · MineflowS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Aiden Bai@aidenybaiFounder/CEO · MillionW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nisarg Patel@nisargptelFounder · MillionW24B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel J. Beutel@daniel_janesFounder · FlowerW23B2B
- Nic Lane@niclane7Founder · FlowerW23B2B
- Taner Topal@_tanertopalFounder · FlowerW23B2B
- Kevin Lin@kevins8Founder · NimbusW21B2B · Seattle
- John SullyFounder · KeyDBS20B2B · Toronto
- Omid KarkoutiFounder · Perception BiosystemsS18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Juan Benet@juanbenetFounder/CEO, Engineer · Protocol LabsS14B2B · San Francisco
- Erik SchluntzFounder/CFO · PosmetricsW13B2B · San Francisco
- Merrill Lutsky@MerrillLutskyFounder/CEO · PosmetricsW13B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Anders LieMagnitudeFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ndrsrklTom GreenwaldMagnitudeFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tomgreenwaldAhmed AbdulaalMecha HealthFounder/CEOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/AAY1993Ayodeji IjishakinMecha HealthFounderWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/AIjishakinHugo FryMecha HealthFounderWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Nina Montaña BrownMecha HealthFounder/CTOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Ryan GogginsMineflowFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Aiden BaiMillionFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/aidenybaiNisarg PatelMillionFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/nisargptelDaniel J. BeutelFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/daniel_janesNic LaneFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/niclane7Taner TopalFlowerFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown20https://x.com/_tanertopalKevin LinNimbusFounderWinter 2021B2BSeattle, United States3https://x.com/kevins8John SullyKeyDBFounderSummer 2020B2BToronto, Canada2—Omid KarkoutiPerception BiosystemsFounderSummer 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Juan BenetProtocol LabsFounder/CEO, EngineerSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States130https://x.com/juanbenetErik SchluntzPosmetricsFounder/CFOWinter 2013B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Merrill LutskyPosmetricsFounder/CEOWinter 2013B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MerrillLutsky
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Kevin Lin
Founder·Nimbus
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex-amazon, dev, founder of Nimbus.dev (Reduce Datadog Cost By 60% Without Manual Effort). Previous founder of Dendron.so (Organize information at scale)
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
NimbusNimbus reduces Datadog costs by more than 60% without Manual Effort
