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Known for these resultsRole13%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 13% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% 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.
- Gavin Brennen@GavinBrennenFounder · LanceW26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun JainFounder · Iron LeapW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vishal Jain@vishal_the_jainFounder · Iron LeapW22B2B · San Francisco
- Joe WongFounder · ZeusS11Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kulveer Taggar@kulFounder/CEO · ZeusS11Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Srini PanguluriFounder · ZeusS11Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kulveer Taggar@kulFounder · AuctomaticW07Consumer · San Francisco
- Srini PanguluriFounder · Project WeddingW06Consumer · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gavin BrennenLanceFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/GavinBrennenVarun JainIron LeapFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vishal JainIron LeapFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/vishal_the_jainJoe WongZeusFounderSummer 2011Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200—Kulveer TaggarZeus2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2011Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200https://x.com/kulSrini PanguluriZeus2× YCFounderSummer 2011Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200—Kulveer TaggarAuctomatic2× YCFounderWinter 2007ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kulSrini PanguluriProject Wedding2× YCFounderWinter 2006ConsumerLos Angeles, United States2—
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Harj Taggar
Founder·Auctomatic
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2007
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Harj Taggar was previously the co-founder & CEO of Triplebyte, a technical skills assessment for software engineers, funded by Y Combinator in 2015. Before that, he joined YC in 2010 as the first non-founding partner. During college he founded Auctomatic, which was funded by YC in 2007 and acquired by Live Current Media in 2008.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
AAuctomatic
AcquiredIndustryConsumer
Websiteauctomatic.com
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2007
