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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- James Zammit@zammitjamesFounder/CEO · RoarkW25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Averbukh@JoeAverbukhFounder · InstantS22B2B · San Francisco
- Alex SergeevFounder · ngrow.aiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Marat ZhanabekovFounder · ngrow.aiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Balazs@benjaminbalazsFounder · MentorcamS21Education · Los Angeles
- Advait Ruia@Advait_RuiaFounder · SuperTokensS20B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder · FirebaseS11B2B · San Francisco
- James Tamplin@jamestamplinFounder/CEO · FirebaseS11B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJames ZammitRoarkFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zammitjamesJoe AverbukhInstantFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/JoeAverbukhAlex Sergeevngrow.aiFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Marat Zhanabekovngrow.aiFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Benjamin BalazsMentorcamFounderSummer 2021EducationLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/benjaminbalazsAdvait RuiaSuperTokensFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/Advait_RuiaAndrew LeeFirebase2× YCFounderSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States500https://x.com/startupandrewJames TamplinFirebaseFounder/CEOSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States500https://x.com/jamestamplin
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Stepan Parunashvili
Founder·Instant
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I work with people I will be friends with for a lifetime. I love hacking. I started off my career building a startup in China, and soon joined Wit.ai to work on an API for natural language processing. We used a suite of interesting tools, like Clojure, which heavily influenced my software design philosophy. We were acquired by Facebook. After 4 years, I had a stint at Airbnb, and decided to start Instant with my best friend. I also love to write; you can read some essays on my blog: stopa.io
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
Instant
The best backend for AI-coded apps
TagsDeveloper Tools
Co-foundersJoe Averbukh@JoeAverbukh
