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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alice Deng@alicevdengFounder · SlopeS21Fintech · San Francisco
- Alice Deng@alicevdengFounder · Glisten AIW20B2B · San Francisco
- Sarah Wooders@sarahwoodersFounder/CEO · Glisten AIW20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alice DengSlope2× YCFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/alicevdengAlice DengGlisten AI2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/alicevdengSarah WoodersGlisten AIFounder/CEOWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/sarahwooders
Showing 1–3 of 3 founders
Lawrence Lin Murata
Founder·Slope
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size16
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Lawrence Lin Murata, co-founder and CEO. Lawrence's family spent 3 decades in wholesale, which inspired us to build Slope. Previously, Lawrence founded Newton Technologies (acq by Nauto), which used AI to analyze smartphone data and help people drive better. Later, he led AI Platforms & Data Science at Nauto, a 200-people autonomous driving company. Lawrence is a Stanford grad, where he led and co-founded CS+Social Good, a tech for impact organization.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SlopeThe B2B Payments Platform
Co-foundersAlice Deng@alicevdeng
