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Known for these resultsRole63%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 63% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company6%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 6% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Toussaint@alextoussssFounder/CEO · TornyolF25Consumer · Paris
- Clovis Piedallu@ClovisPiedalluFounder/COO · TornyolF25Consumer · Paris
- Rafael Garcia@rfgarciaFounder/CTO · KERNELS25B2B · San Francisco
- Atul RaghunathanFounder · HyperboundS23B2B · San Francisco
- Sriharsha Guduguntla@sguduguntla11Founder · HyperboundS23B2B · San Francisco
- Mauricio PeñarandaFounder · CastiaW22Real Estate and Construction · Bogotá
- Vignan Velivela@vignanv8Founder/CEO · AtoBS20Fintech · San Francisco
- Abhik PramanikCo-Founder & VP of Engineering · AshbyW19B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin EnczFounder · AshbyW19B2B · San Francisco
- Kabeer ChopraFounder · BurrowS16Consumer · New York
- Stephen KuhlFounder/CEO · BurrowS16Consumer · New York
- Dan Carroll@bytingtheappleFounder/CPO · CleverS12Education · San Francisco
- Rafael Garcia@rfgarciaFounder/CTO · CleverS12Education · San Francisco
- Justin CannonFounder · CleverDeckW12Education · San Francisco
- Jonathan MurrayFounder/CEO · MyVRW12Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Mike StachowiakFounder/CTO · MyVRW12Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex ToussaintTornyolFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerParis, France7https://x.com/alextoussssClovis PiedalluTornyolFounder/COOFall 2025ConsumerParis, France7https://x.com/ClovisPiedalluRafael GarciaKERNEL2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/rfgarciaAtul RaghunathanHyperboundFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Sriharsha GuduguntlaHyperboundFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/sguduguntla11Mauricio PeñarandaCastiaFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBogotá, Colombia50—Vignan VelivelaAtoBFounder/CEOSummer 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States75https://x.com/vignanv8Abhik PramanikAshbyCo-Founder & VP of EngineeringWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States110—Benjamin EnczAshbyFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States110—Kabeer ChopraBurrowFounderSummer 2016ConsumerNew York, United States60—Stephen KuhlBurrowFounder/CEOSummer 2016ConsumerNew York, United States60—Dan CarrollCleverFounder/CPOSummer 2012EducationSan Francisco, United States210https://x.com/bytingtheappleRafael GarciaClever2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2012EducationSan Francisco, United States210https://x.com/rfgarciaJustin CannonCleverDeckFounderWinter 2012EducationSan Francisco, United States1—Jonathan MurrayMyVRFounder/CEOWinter 2012Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States15—Mike StachowiakMyVRFounder/CTOWinter 2012Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States15—
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Mauricio Peñaranda
Founder·Castia
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size50
BatchWinter 2022
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Mauricio graduated from Industrial Engineering in Colombia and started his career as a management consultant. After that, he did his MBA at Columbia Business School and return to work in Colombia with McKinsey & Company. After that, he joined the early team at Clever Leaves, a medical cannabis start-up in Colombia which went public to NASDAQ by the end of 2020. At that point, confirming entrepreneurship was his passion, he decided to co-found Castia, where he works currently as CEO.
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
CastiaBuilt Rewards for Latam. Pay Rent and get benefits.
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websitecastia.com
Team size50
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LocationBogotá, Colombia
BatchWinter 2022
