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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jake Stevens@stake_jevensFounder · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Fioti@joefiotiFounder/CEO · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Gunton@matthewjguntonFounder/CTO · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Akhilesh Sharma@notakhilesh99Founder · floatingpointW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ishaan Kapoor@Ishaank1999Founder · floatingpointW24B2B · San Francisco
- Mehul Chadda@bada_aayaFounder/CEO · floatingpointW24B2B · San Francisco
- Davis Palmie@davispalmieFounder/CTO · LumetricW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ross Cefalu@rcefalu10Founder/CEO · LumetricW24B2B · San Francisco
- Philip ScottFounder · HyperbeamW22B2B · Waterloo
- Aswin AndrisonFounder · LuminaW22B2B · Singapore
- Aaron Hannon@AaronDHannonFounder · LuminateS21Healthcare · Galway
- Barbara Oliveira@barbaraloliveFounder · LuminateS21Healthcare · Galway
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran@kesava_kirupaFounder · LuminaiS20B2B · San Francisco
- Varun BoriahFounder/CEO · LullyW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jake StevensLuminalFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/stake_jevensJoe FiotiLuminalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joefiotiMatthew GuntonLuminalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/matthewjguntonAkhilesh SharmafloatingpointFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/notakhilesh99Ishaan KapoorfloatingpointFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/Ishaank1999Mehul ChaddafloatingpointFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/bada_aayaDavis PalmieLumetricFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davispalmieRoss CefaluLumetricFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rcefalu10Philip ScottHyperbeamFounderWinter 2022B2BWaterloo, Canada3—Aswin AndrisonLuminaFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore12—Aaron HannonLuminateFounderSummer 2021HealthcareGalway, Ireland55https://x.com/AaronDHannonBarbara OliveiraLuminateFounderSummer 2021HealthcareGalway, Ireland55https://x.com/barbaraloliveKesava Kirupa DinakaranLuminaiFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/kesava_kirupaVarun BoriahLullyFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—
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Aswin Andrison
Founder·Lumina
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size12
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSingapore, Singapore
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Aswin co-founded TazkerAI on the back of Lumina (YC W22), an autonomous AI+human-powered workflow automation for the physical industry. Prior to that, he co-founded STOQO, a pioneer fresh-produce supplier for 40,000 restaurants with 1,500-strong workforce and USD 13M raised from top investors (Accel, Monk's Hill and AlphaJWC, etc). Before startups, Aswin consulted at McKinsey, IBM and Honeywell. He graduated computer science / chemical eng. from UNSW and MBA from London Business School and MIT.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LuminaAI+human powered automation on job-community platform with 1.5M…
