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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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% 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.
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Will Cao@cao_willFounder · Pando BioscienceW23Healthcare · Boston
- Marco LobbaFounder · Catena BiosciencesS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Brian LowFounder · KayaS21B2B · Kuala Lumpur
- Kaustubh Khade@kaustubhkhadeFounder · Spark StudioS21Education · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaWill CaoPando BioscienceFounderWinter 2023HealthcareBoston, United States5https://x.com/cao_willMarco LobbaCatena BiosciencesFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Brian LowKayaFounderSummer 2021B2BKuala Lumpur, Malaysia12—Kaustubh KhadeSpark StudioFounderSummer 2021EducationBengaluru, India27https://x.com/kaustubhkhade
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Marco Lobba
Founder·Catena Biosciences
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO and Co-Founder at Catena Biosciences. Marco completed his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley jointly between the labs of Matt Francis and Jennifer Doudna. When not starting a company or doing science Marco likes to backpack, rock climb, kayak, and just about any activity that involves not being inside.
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
Catena BiosciencesUsing protein coupling to build new therapies
IndustryHealthcare
Websitecatenabiosciences.com/
Team size7
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2021
Co-foundersMatthew Francis
