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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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric ZhuFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ian WangFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Mishaal Al Gergawi@algergawiFounder · AxisW22B2B · New York
- Ankit KhandelwalFounder · GroMoW21Fintech · Gurugram
- Darpan Khurana@me_DKhuranaFounder · GroMoW21Fintech · Gurugram
- Ahmad HammoudaFounder · ThndrS20Fintech · Cairo
- Seif Amr@saiufa3Founder · ThndrS20Fintech · Cairo
- Leila MadroneFounder/CEO · SunfoldingS17Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric ZhuAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Ian WangAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Mishaal Al GergawiAxisFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/algergawiAnkit KhandelwalGroMoFounderWinter 2021FintechGurugram, India100—Darpan KhuranaGroMoFounderWinter 2021FintechGurugram, India100https://x.com/me_DKhuranaAhmad HammoudaThndrFounderSummer 2020FintechCairo, Egypt235—Seif AmrThndrFounderSummer 2020FintechCairo, Egypt235https://x.com/saiufa3Leila MadroneSunfoldingFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States44—
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Mishaal Al Gergawi
Founder·Axis
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size15
BatchWinter 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I grew up in Dubai and was there most of my life till moving to New York in 2018. I studied finance and worked in investment banking. I became a writer in 2008 and in 2011 built Delma, a risk consultancy.
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
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AxisKnowledge base for corporate affairs teams
