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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ian SaultzFounder/CTO · CascoX25B2B
- Rene Brandel@renebrandelFounder/CEO · CascoX25B2B
- Jacob Fortinsky@j__fortFounder · NovigS22Consumer · New York
- Kelechi Ukah@kelechismsFounder · NovigS22Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ian SaultzCascoFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10—Rene BrandelCascoFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10https://x.com/renebrandelJacob FortinskyNovigFounderSummer 2022ConsumerNew York, United States55https://x.com/j__fortKelechi UkahNovigFounderSummer 2022ConsumerNew York, United States55https://x.com/kelechisms
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Jacob Fortinsky
Founder·Novig
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size55
BatchSummer 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Jacob is the founder and CEO of Novig. He has experience in investment banking, legislative research, and financial trading. Jacob’s also been a sharp sports bettor for years, and after getting banned from sportsbooks for being profitable and growing frustrated by the inefficiency and discrimination that plague the industry, he set out to build a public betting exchange.
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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Novig
America's #1 Sports Trading App
Co-foundersKelechi Ukah@kelechisms
