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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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anshul AhluwaliaFounder/CEO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Cameron Fiore@cam_fioreFounder/CTO · Surtr Defense SystemsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Arjun Bisen@ArjunBisen1Founder · OverwatchS22B2B · New York
- Zara Perumal@zaraperumalFounder · OverwatchS22B2B · New York
- Jonathan LinFounder · Blitz EsportsS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Rick LingFounder · Blitz EsportsS15Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anshul AhluwaliaSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Cameron FioreSurtr Defense SystemsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/cam_fioreArjun BisenOverwatchFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States14https://x.com/ArjunBisen1Zara PerumalOverwatchFounderSummer 2022B2BNew York, United States14https://x.com/zaraperumalJonathan LinBlitz EsportsFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Rick LingBlitz EsportsFounderSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Zara Perumal
Founder·Overwatch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size14
BatchSummer 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder / CTO at Overwatch Data Zara studied Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity at MIT LIDS/CSAIL focusing on active learning for malware detection and risk-limiting post-election audits. After graduating, Zara worked on Google Assistant then at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, where she built machine learning and software systems to use threat intelligence and malware analysis to better protect against targeted threats and disinformation by state sponsored actors.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OverwatchEnterprise software for enterprise risk and cyber fraud intelligence
Co-foundersArjun Bisen@ArjunBisen1
