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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.Bio93%Bio coverage: 93% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Rishi PankhaniyaFounder/CEO · RudusX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Sahil Goel@goesahilFounder/CTO · RudusX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Jose ToscanoFounder/CTO · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Juan CasianFounder/CEO · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio GarciaFounder · Boom AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gilad LevyFounder/CTO · ClosureW25Government · New York
- Roger CawdetteFounder/CEO · Village LabsS24B2B · New York
- Turja Chowdhury@tchowd_Founder/CTO · Village LabsS24B2B · New York
- Jason Rudin@jasonrudinFounder · CladW23Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Juan CasianEx-CEO & Co-founder (Previously CTO) · AtratoW21Fintech · Mexico City
- Norris TieFounder · Exosonic, Inc.W20Industrials · Los Angeles
- Blake SchollFounder/CEO · BoomW16Industrials · Centennial
- Haroon Mokhtarzada@haroonFounder · TruebillW16Fintech · Silver Spring
- Josh Buckley@joshbuckleyFounder/CEO · Mino GamesW11Consumer · San Francisco
- Jude Gomila@judegomilaFounder/Entrepreneur · HeyzapW09Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Rishi PankhaniyaRudusFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Sahil GoelRudusFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/goesahilJose ToscanoBoom AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Juan CasianBoom AI2× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sergio GarciaBoom AIFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Gilad LevyClosureFounder/CTOWinter 2025GovernmentNew York, United States11—Roger CawdetteVillage Labs2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2—Turja ChowdhuryVillage LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/tchowd_Jason RudinCladFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States7https://x.com/jasonrudinJuan CasianAtrato2× YCEx-CEO & Co-founder (Previously CTO)Winter 2021FintechMexico City, Mexico80—Norris TieExosonic, Inc.FounderWinter 2020IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States14—Blake SchollBoomFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsCentennial, United States227—Haroon MokhtarzadaTruebillFounderWinter 2016FintechSilver Spring, United States225https://x.com/haroonJosh BuckleyMino GamesFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/joshbuckleyJude GomilaHeyzapFounder/EntrepreneurWinter 2009ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/judegomila
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Jude Gomila
Founder/Entrepreneur·Heyzap
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/Entrepreneur· not in title
Team size11
BatchWinter 2009
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Entrepreneur and backer. P26 (Ultrametric), Golden (a16z, Founders Fund, DCVC backed, acq '24), W09 (Heyzap - acq '16). Backer of 18+ unicorns from seed. Investor into airtable, gusto, carta, mercury (first cheque), benchling, astra, astranis, ginkgo bioworks, Ironclad (first cheque), Linear (first cheque), Stoke Aerospace (first cheque), human interest, Apollo, Boom and many others. Previous: Founder of Golden (acq comply advantage 2024), Co Founder of Heyzap (acq Fyber 2016)
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
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
HeyzapHeyzap (acquired by Fyber for $45m in 2016) is one of the largest…
TagsAdvertising
Co-foundersImmad Akhund
