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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Matt Hamann@mhamannFounder · RowndW22Industrials · Raleigh
- Rachel Orrino@rachraddFounder · RowndW22Industrials · Raleigh
- Robert Thelen@rgthelenFounder · RowndW22Industrials · Raleigh
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matt HamannRowndFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsRaleigh, United States7https://x.com/mhamannRachel OrrinoRowndFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsRaleigh, United States7https://x.com/rachraddRobert ThelenRowndFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsRaleigh, United States7https://x.com/rgthelen
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Robert Thelen
Founder·Rownd
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchWinter 2022
LocationRaleigh, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Rob Thelen is the CEO and co-founder of Rownd. Prior to Rownd, he was a Product-lead for IBM's API Connect, a $200M a year API management platform where he was responsible for all aspects of the product, dev prioritization to sales strategy. Robert is an Air Force veteran, where he led hundreds on the flight line, led a diverse combat advisor team in Afghanistan for a year, and was responsible for $1.2B in gov acquisitions. He received an MBA from Dartmouth and calls Durham, NC home.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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