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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Divyagnan KandalaFounder · LinkGrepW23B2B · Jacksonville
- TJ KandalaFounder · LinkGrepW23B2B · Jacksonville
- Viggnesh KandasamyFounder · OneStopKitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Phillip DaneshyarFounder · KandaW21Fintech · Birmingham
- Richard FleemanFounder · KandaW21Fintech · Birmingham
- Rob GallagherFounder · KandaW21Fintech · Birmingham
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Divyagnan KandalaLinkGrepFounderWinter 2023B2BJacksonville, United States2—TJ KandalaLinkGrepFounderWinter 2023B2BJacksonville, United States2—Viggnesh KandasamyOneStopKitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Phillip DaneshyarKandaFounderWinter 2021FintechBirmingham, United Kingdom8—Richard FleemanKandaFounderWinter 2021FintechBirmingham, United Kingdom8—Rob GallagherKandaFounderWinter 2021FintechBirmingham, United Kingdom8—
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Rob Gallagher
Founder·Kanda
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchWinter 2021
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Technical co-founder of Kanda. Started out as an academic, studying Theoretical and Experimental Astrophysics, first completing an MSci at the University of Nottingham, before earning my PhD at the University of Cambridge. Highly proficient in data analysis through Python, having created a bespoke data reduction and analysis pipeline during my PhD. Founded Kanda and took on the CTO role whilst writing my thesis.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KandaAffirm for general contractors
