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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Liam McBrideFounder/CTO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip BaekFounder/CEO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kunal Roy@princeofbothellFounder · DomeF25B2B
- Kurush Dubash@kurushdubashFounder · DomeF25B2B
- David Tran@dtran320Founder · Flow ClubS21B2B · San Francisco
- Yuxin Zhu@zhuyxnFounder · ReploS21B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan Kau@jonathankauFounder · SatsumaS21B2B · San Francisco
- Curtis Fonger@CurtisFongerFounder · WhalesyncS21B2B · St. Petersburg
- Thomas EidenFounder · Atomic AlchemyW19Industrials · Idaho Falls
- Chong ShenFounder · AlchemyS14Industrials · Waterloo
- Khanjan DesaiFounder · AlchemyS14Industrials · Waterloo
- David Tran@dtran320Founder/CTO · UpbeatS10Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Liam McBrideParrotFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Phillip BaekParrotFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kunal RoyDomeFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/princeofbothellKurush DubashDomeFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/kurushdubashDavid TranFlow Club2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/dtran320Yuxin ZhuReploFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/zhuyxnJonathan KauSatsumaFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jonathankauCurtis FongerWhalesyncFounderSummer 2021B2BSt. Petersburg, United States8https://x.com/CurtisFongerThomas EidenAtomic AlchemyFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsIdaho Falls, United States8—Chong ShenAlchemyFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada25—Khanjan DesaiAlchemyFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada25—David TranUpbeat2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dtran320
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Jonathan Kau
Founder·Satsuma
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder of Satsuma, acquired by Alchemy. Formerly @YC
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
SatsumaReliable blockchain indexing & querying for web3 engineering teams.
Co-foundersDan Li
