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Known for these resultsRole18%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 18% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joaquim DicksonFounder/CTO · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Roshan Kumaraswamy@roshan_k_Founder/CTO · AptenS24B2B · San Francisco
- Rafal PielakFounder · SOTERI SKINW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Ben Eluan@elzibsFounder · FluxW21Fintech · Lagos
- Israel Akintunde@____grandmasterFounder · FluxW21Fintech · Lagos
- Osezele Orukpe@__warchiefFounder · FluxW21Fintech · Lagos
- Abhishek GuptaFounder · Flux AutoW21Industrials · Bengaluru
- Pranav ManpuriaFounder · Flux AutoW21Industrials · Bengaluru
- David DindiFounder · AtomicS20B2B · San Francisco
- Fernando de la Torre@ferdelat_ethFounder · FluxS19Fintech · Mexico City
- Maximiliano Echeverria@ecmaxFounder · FluxS19Fintech · Mexico City
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joaquim DicksonInstinct SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Roshan KumaraswamyAptenFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/roshan_k_Rafal PielakSOTERI SKINFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Ben EluanFluxFounderWinter 2021FintechLagos, Nigeria8https://x.com/elzibsIsrael AkintundeFluxFounderWinter 2021FintechLagos, Nigeria8https://x.com/____grandmasterOsezele OrukpeFluxFounderWinter 2021FintechLagos, Nigeria8https://x.com/__warchiefAbhishek GuptaFlux AutoFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsBengaluru, India56—Pranav ManpuriaFlux AutoFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsBengaluru, India56—David DindiAtomicFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States25—Fernando de la TorreFluxFounderSummer 2019FintechMexico City, Mexico9https://x.com/ferdelat_ethMaximiliano EcheverriaFluxFounderSummer 2019FintechMexico City, Mexico9https://x.com/ecmax
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Rafal Pielak
Founder·SOTERI SKIN
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
My background is in product and business development. I received Ph.D. in Biomedical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Harvard Medical School and went on to complete my postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley. Later I worked for biopharma identifying business opportunities in the rare disease space. Before launching Soteri Skin, I spent 7 years leading a product innovation team at L'Oreal where I helped to launch and grow L'Oreal Tech Incubator in San Francisco.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SOTERI SKIND2C Skincare for Eczema
IndustryConsumer
Websitesoteriskin.com/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2022
