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Known for these resultsRole20%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 20% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% 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.
- Isabelle Ilyia@isabelleilyiaFounder/CTO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse Li@fish_in_a_poolFounder/CEO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Amy YanFounder · NowadaysS23B2B · San Francisco
- Anna SunFounder · NowadaysS23B2B · San Francisco
- Advith ChelikaniFounder · PylonW23B2B · San Francisco
- Marty Kausas@marty_kausasFounder · PylonW23B2B · San Francisco
- Robert EngFounder · PylonW23B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed AshourFounder · PylonS21B2B · Cairo
- Omar RadiFounder · PylonS21B2B · Cairo
- Trent Hedge@trenthedgeFounder · AtmosS20Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Isabelle IlyiaCedarFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isabelleilyiaJesse LiCedarFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/fish_in_a_poolAmy YanNowadaysFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Anna SunNowadaysFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Advith ChelikaniPylonFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States120—Marty KausasPylonFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States120https://x.com/marty_kausasRobert EngPylonFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States120—Ahmed AshourPylonFounderSummer 2021B2BCairo, Egypt72—Omar RadiPylonFounderSummer 2021B2BCairo, Egypt72—Trent HedgeAtmosFounderSummer 2020Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/trenthedge
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Ahmed Ashour
Founder·Pylon
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size72
BatchSummer 2021
LocationCairo, Egypt
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I've worked in the metering and Energy business for over 12 years. I've led the development and implementation of smart metering technologies in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. I'm also a board member of Prime Alliance, the leading organization working on developing a new open, public, and non-proprietary telecom solution in the smart metering business.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
