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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% 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.
- Alexis BonnafontFounder/CTO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Mattia MauroFounder/CEO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Sovann LindenFounder/CPO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Joachim FainbergFounder/CTO · The Forecasting CompanyS24B2B · Paris
- Marco TurettaFounder · BlinkW21Industrials · Milan
- Vivian Midha Shen@vivianmshenFounder · AcelyW18Education · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alexis BonnafontExcellence LearningFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Mattia MauroExcellence LearningFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Sovann LindenExcellence LearningFounder/CPOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Joachim FainbergThe Forecasting CompanyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BParis, France7—Marco TurettaBlinkFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsMilan, Italy5—Vivian Midha ShenAcelyFounderWinter 2018EducationSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/vivianmshen
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Jacopo Berlusconi
Founder·Blink
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2021
LocationMilan, Italy
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Work Hard & Play Hard, willing to impact society for better. Always up for learning something new. Ambitious, Positive, Extrovert and Team Player. Energy Engineer with a passion for innovation: understand a need, build a solution, make sure the people who need it can actually access it. Co-Founder of Blink, offering sustainable same day delivery to direct to consumer brands. Responsible for Sales and Partnerships.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
BlinkSame-day delivery for e-commerce companies in Europe.
