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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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-company60%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 60% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Adam Wax@AdamWax3Founder/CTO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nanda Guntupalli@nandaguntupalliFounder/CEO · TaigaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Christopher Settles@never_settles_Founder/CEO · RefreshX25B2B · San Francisco
- Erik Quintanilla@erikqu_Founder/CTO · RefreshX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan OuFounder/CEO · ResonanceW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kayode Disu@mrdisuFounder · VendyW22Fintech · Lagos
- Samanyou Garg@SamanyouGargFounder · WritesonicS21B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Kim@edawerdFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Josh Reeves@joshuareevesFounder/CEO · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
- Tomer London@tomerlondonFounder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams · GustoW12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adam WaxTaigaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdamWax3Nanda GuntupalliTaigaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nandaguntupalliChristopher SettlesRefreshFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/never_settles_Erik QuintanillaRefreshFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/erikqu_Jonathan OuResonanceFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kayode DisuVendyFounderWinter 2022FintechLagos, Nigeria20https://x.com/mrdisuSamanyou GargWritesonicFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/SamanyouGargEdward KimGusto2× YCFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering TeamWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/edawerdJosh ReevesGustoFounder/CEOWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/joshuareevesTomer LondonGustoFounder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design TeamsWinter 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States2400https://x.com/tomerlondon
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Samanyou Garg
Founder·Writesonic
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size35
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building the platform that helps brands win AI search through GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). Started tracking AI visibility before anyone knew it mattered, now helping 13,000+ teams dominate AI search. Computer science graduate from the University of Manchester. Won the 2019 Global Undergraduate Award (the "junior Nobel Prize") for machine learning research on group emotion recognition.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Writesonic
Track & Boost Your Brand’s Visibility in AI Search
