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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bao NguyenFounder/CEO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- James SmithFounder/COO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- Tom WatsonFounder/CTO · HessianX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmad Shehu@ahmxrdFounder/CTO · Avelis HealthS25Healthcare
- Angel Onuoha@angelonuoha7Founder/CEO · Avelis HealthS25Healthcare
- Zlatko Jončev@ZJoncevFounder/CEO · b12 LabsS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Niek HogenboomFounder/CEO · Minimal AIS25B2B · Amsterdam
- Titus ExFounder/CTO · Minimal AIS25B2B · Amsterdam
- Bill WangFounder/CTO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yi ZhongFounder/CEO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Alex FusterFounder/CEO · AstroW25Industrials · New York
- Armen ForgetFounder · Letter AIS23B2B · Chicago
- Conrad LillenessFounder · ConduitW23B2B · San Francisco
- David LawrenceFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Matt ReganFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Nate Hamet@NateHametFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Shaishav ParekhFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Sunny Bhagavathula@sunny_in_spaceFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Zach MezaFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Jonathan Irwin@jonoirwinFounder · CerebriumW22B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bao NguyenHessianFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—James SmithHessianFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tom WatsonHessianFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ahmad ShehuAvelis HealthFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareUnknown3https://x.com/ahmxrdAngel OnuohaAvelis HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareUnknown3https://x.com/angelonuoha7Zlatko Jončevb12 LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ZJoncevNiek HogenboomMinimal AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands3—Titus ExMinimal AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands3—Bill WangBesimple AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Yi ZhongBesimple AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Alex FusterAstroFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States1—Armen ForgetLetter AIFounderSummer 2023B2BChicago, United States70—Conrad LillenessConduitFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15—David LawrenceQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Matt ReganQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Nate HametQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57https://x.com/NateHametShaishav ParekhQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Sunny BhagavathulaQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57https://x.com/sunny_in_spaceZach MezaQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Jonathan IrwinCerebriumFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/jonoirwin
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Michael Louis
Founder·Cerebrium
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchWinter 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Michael is a South African entrepreneur that has founded multiple businesses across ML & A.I, Blockchain, Retail, and consumer marketplaces. Previously he was the CTO of OneCart which sold to Walmart/Massmart for an undisclosed sum. Currently, he is a co-founder at Cerebrium, a machine learning platform that makes it easier for businesses to train, deploy and monitor ML models in production.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
CerebriumServerless Infrastructure Platform for AI
Co-foundersJonathan Irwin@jonoirwin
