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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio95%Bio coverage: 95% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Annanay Kapila@annanayFounder/CEO · QFEXX25Fintech · London
- Joshua Wharton@joshuawhartonFounder/CTO · QFEXX25Fintech · London
- Amandeep SinghFounder/CEO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Ramakant Yadav@yoursRYFounder/CTO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Andrei Craciunescu@andreicscuFounder/CEO · RiskCubeF24Fintech · San Francisco
- Adam Dorfman@headcaffeinatorFounder/CEO · TowerW24B2B · Toronto
- Andy Zhang@UnholyCucumberFounder · TowerW24B2B · Toronto
- Ben Towers@TowersBenFounder · HapplW22B2B · London
- Daniel CaveroFounder · NoyaW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Josh Santos@joshsandtoesFounder · NoyaW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Dmitry Filimonov@dmi3fFounder · PyroscopeW21B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan PerryFounder · PyroscopeW21B2B · San Francisco
- Evan MurphyFounder · Zitara Technologies, Inc.S20Industrials · San Francisco
- Allison PikeFounder · InfieldW20B2B · New York
- Towers WilenFounder · SableS19Fintech · New York
- Samuel HoffstaetterFounder · Short StoryS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Ifeanyi Okonkwo@PrimFanyiusFounder/Co & Chief Operating Officer · TizetiW17Consumer · Lagos
- Kendall Ananyi@kananyiFounder · TizetiW17Consumer · Lagos
- Bradford Cross@bradfordcrossFounder/CTO · FlightcasterS09Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Annanay KapilaQFEXFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom14https://x.com/annanayJoshua WhartonQFEXFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom14https://x.com/joshuawhartonAmandeep SinghScalar FieldFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3—Ramakant YadavScalar FieldFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3https://x.com/yoursRYAndrei CraciunescuRiskCubeFounder/CEOFall 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/andreicscuAdam DorfmanTowerFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada3https://x.com/headcaffeinatorAndy ZhangTowerFounderWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada3https://x.com/UnholyCucumberBen TowersHapplFounderWinter 2022B2BLondon, United Kingdom11https://x.com/TowersBenDaniel CaveroNoyaFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Josh SantosNoyaFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joshsandtoesDmitry FilimonovPyroscopeFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/dmi3fRyan PerryPyroscopeFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Evan MurphyZitara Technologies, Inc.FounderSummer 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States33—Allison PikeInfieldFounderWinter 2020B2BNew York, United States5—Towers WilenSableFounderSummer 2019FintechNew York, United States12—Samuel HoffstaetterShort StoryFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States120—Ifeanyi OkonkwoTizetiFounder/Co & Chief Operating OfficerWinter 2017ConsumerLagos, Nigeria0https://x.com/PrimFanyiusKendall AnanyiTizetiFounderWinter 2017ConsumerLagos, Nigeria0https://x.com/kananyiBradford CrossFlightcasterFounder/CTOSummer 2009ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bradfordcross
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Ben Towers
Founder·Happl
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size11
BatchWinter 2022
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Ben (24) is Co-Founder at Happl (formerly Tahora). An entrepreneur since he was 11 years old when he started his first business, Towers Design, Ben has always been motivated by creating things that help people. By 18 he was named by The Times as 'the smartest teenager on the planet' and working with the UK Government and Royal Family on their entrepreneurship programmes. Prior to starting Tahora, Ben was the Communications Director at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Happl
Your personalised benefits and engagement platform for global teams
