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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chia-Lun Wu@leowuheraFounder/CTO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Baran Özkan@bo_flagrightFounder · FlagrightW22B2B · San Francisco
- Madhu G Nadig@MadhugNadigFounder · FlagrightW22B2B · San Francisco
- Cole Rise@coleriseFounder · FlagrW06Consumer
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chia-Lun WuHeraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/leowuheraBaran ÖzkanFlagrightFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/bo_flagrightMadhu G NadigFlagrightFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/MadhugNadigCole RiseFlagrFounderWinter 2006ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/colerise
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Baran Özkan
Founder·Flagright
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size31
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Baran is co-founder and CEO of Flagright. He defines the product strategy at Flagright for making compliance & fraud prevention infrastructure more accessible for fintechs and banks. He has previously worked in various domains including healthcare, marketing, e-commerce, logistics, and most recently fintech. Baran is a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
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
Flagright
AI-native AML compliance platform for fintechs & banks
Co-foundersMadhu G Nadig@MadhugNadig
