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Known for these resultsRole23%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 23% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Adi Singh@xadisinghFounder/CEO · AraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Sven Myhre@svemyhreFounder/CTO · AraX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ines Boutemadja@inesboutemFounder/CEO · KlaimeeX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Armen ArakelyanFounder/CTO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Arash BaratiFounder/CEO · PLAN0 AIX26Real Estate and Construction
- Quang HuynhFounder/CTO · UnifoldW26Fintech · New York
- Aram AghababyanFounder · AtlasGridF25B2B · San Francisco
- Aram Shatakhtsyan@artahianFounder/CEO · ModelenceS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Sutton@JackSutton_SFFounder/CTO · AravoltaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Margarita Groisman@Marg_GroismanFounder/CEO · AravoltaX25B2B · San Francisco
- Amer Eid@amereidxyzFounder/CTO · OvloW25B2B · Dubai
- Andrew MaloufFounder/CEO · OvloW25B2B · Dubai
- Arav SethFounder · VayaF24Consumer · San Francisco
- Akeed Azmi@akeed23Founder · CercliS23B2B · Dubai
- David Reche@twopacFounder · CercliS23B2B · Dubai
- Arash KhazaeiFounder · StradaS23B2B · San Francisco
- Karun KurienFounder · AlaanW23Fintech · Dubai
- Parthi DuraisamyFounder · AlaanW23Fintech · Dubai
- Kriti AroraFounder · MantysW23B2B · Dubai
- Aman Raghuvanshi@araghuvanshi2Founder · MulliganW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adi SinghAraFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/xadisinghSven MyhreAraFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/svemyhreInes BoutemadjaKlaimeeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/inesboutemArmen ArakelyanOrnadyneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4—Arash BaratiPLAN0 AIFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionUnknown4—Quang HuynhUnifoldFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Aram AghababyanAtlasGridFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Aram ShatakhtsyanModelenceFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/artahianJack SuttonAravoltaFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/JackSutton_SFMargarita GroismanAravoltaFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/Marg_GroismanAmer EidOvloFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates2https://x.com/amereidxyzAndrew MaloufOvloFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates2—Arav SethVayaFounderFall 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Akeed AzmiCercliFounderSummer 2023B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates28https://x.com/akeed23David RecheCercliFounderSummer 2023B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates28https://x.com/twopacArash KhazaeiStradaFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States21—Karun KurienAlaanFounderWinter 2023FintechDubai, United Arab Emirates160—Parthi DuraisamyAlaanFounderWinter 2023FintechDubai, United Arab Emirates160—Kriti AroraMantysFounderWinter 2023B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates10—Aman RaghuvanshiMulliganFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/araghuvanshi2
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Oleg Kostour
Founder·Couple
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Oleg Kostour is a 2nd time YC founder and Waterloo alum. He founded Pair (YC W12), a messaging app that received 10M installs and reached the top charts in the iOS social networking category. He closed 2 acquisitions - with Dropbox, then Life360 - and ran the Growth team at Life360 from ~3M rMAU through to their IPO (~90M MAU).
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
2× YC founder
- W12CoupleInactive · this entry
- F25AtlasGridActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
CCouple
InactiveApp that connects two phones and creates a private timeline to share…
Also founded · 1 more YC company
AtlasGridActiveFall 2025Accelerate Product Iteration
B2BSan Francisco, United States6Open this entry
