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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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Kaustubh Khade
Founder·Spark Studio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size27
BatchSummer 2021
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder | CPO. 2x TedX Speaker. 2 Silver & 1 Bronze medal for India at the Asians. Kayaked the West Coast of India solo. IIT Delhi Computer Science. ex-AVP Product, BYJU'S
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Spark StudioThe most magical personal Voice-Led AI English Learning Buddy for Kids
