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Known for these resultsRole13%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 13% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Stefan ZhengFounder/CPO · MercuraW25B2B
- Shyam Maddali@mlshyamFounder · CorisS22B2B · San Francisco
- Vinodh Poyyapakkam@psvinodhFounder · CorisS22B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac DonnellyFounder · Cherry RecommendsW22B2B · Singapore
- Rian Finnegan@rianfinneganFounder · Cherry RecommendsW22B2B · Singapore
- Joseph KitongaFounder · Vitable HealthS20Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Emily OBrienFounder · CherryW19B2B · San Francisco
- Gillian OBrien@gillianxobrienFounder · CherryW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Stefan ZhengMercuraFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BUnknown20—Shyam MaddaliCorisFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/mlshyamVinodh PoyyapakkamCorisFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/psvinodhIsaac DonnellyCherry RecommendsFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore6—Rian FinneganCherry RecommendsFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore6https://x.com/rianfinneganJoseph KitongaVitable HealthFounderSummer 2020HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States60—Emily OBrienCherryFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Gillian OBrienCherryFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gillianxobrien
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Rian Finnegan
Founder·Cherry Recommends
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSingapore, Singapore
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Software engineer. Shut down our startup and gave investors their money back. Trying to make things better.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
