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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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company31%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 31% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Robert HouFounder/CEO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Oscar AdamssonFounder/CPO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Oskar Block@oskarblockFounder/CEO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Petrus WernerFounder/CTO · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Tobias Estreen@estreenxFounder · StiltaW26B2B · Stockholm
- Dima Yanovsky@yanovskydFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Gregory Makodzeba@youfelllFounder · ProxF25B2B · San Francisco
- Farhan Hossain@FarhanBuildsFounder · BlueS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Omar Abdelaziz@OmarAbcXyz123Founder/CEO · BlueS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Peter KroghFounder · BlueS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Akhil GuptaFounder/CTO · FrescoF24Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Arvind VeluvaliFounder/CEO · FrescoF24Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Konstantin Hohr@hkonsti_Founder · MidrenderS23B2B · San Francisco
- Naxin WangFounder · Obento HealthS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jason Rudin@jasonrudinFounder · CladW23Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Gabriel SaruhashiFounder · Emerge CareerS22Education · New York
- Daniel HavenFounder · Slauth.ioS22B2B · Tel Aviv
- Mads Schmidt Petersen@MadsTrundteFounder · HippoBuildW22Real Estate and Construction · Bogotá
- Francis Wong@packetedFounder · AuricleW21Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Robert HouAlchemizeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuOscar AdamssonStiltaFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4—Oskar BlockStiltaFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4https://x.com/oskarblockPetrus WernerStiltaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4—Tobias EstreenStiltaFounderWinter 2026B2BStockholm, Sweden4https://x.com/estreenxDima YanovskyProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/yanovskydGregory MakodzebaProxFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/youfelllFarhan HossainBlueFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/FarhanBuildsOmar AbdelazizBlueFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/OmarAbcXyz123Peter KroghBlueFounderSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6—Akhil GuptaFrescoFounder/CTOFall 2024Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Arvind VeluvaliFrescoFounder/CEOFall 2024Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Konstantin HohrMidrenderFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/hkonsti_Naxin WangObento HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Jason RudinCladFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States7https://x.com/jasonrudinGabriel SaruhashiEmerge CareerFounderSummer 2022EducationNew York, United States8—Daniel HavenSlauth.ioFounderSummer 2022B2BTel Aviv, Israel4—Mads Schmidt PetersenHippoBuildFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBogotá, Colombia5https://x.com/MadsTrundteFrancis WongAuricleFounderWinter 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/packeted
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Gabriel Saruhashi
Founder·Emerge Career
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchSummer 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder. In 2020, Gabe and Zo co-founded Ameelio, a tech nonprofit that builds education and communication tools for prisons. While scaling Ameelio, they stumbled upon the issue of unemployment post-incarceration which Emerge Career seeks to address. Previously, he was a YC intern and the first product manager at Zippi (YC19). Gabe is a Yale grad, where he co-founded an organization connecting refugees with their new communities, and built an app to assist homeless communities in New Haven.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Emerge Career
All-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform
IndustryEducation
Websiteemergecareer.com/
Team size8
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LocationNew York, United States
BatchSummer 2022
Co-foundersUzoma "Zo" Orchingwa
