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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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School100%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 100% of these rows have at least one match.
- Michael Royzen@michaelroyzenFounder/CEO · Standard SignalX26Fintech · New York
- Justin WeiFounder · PhindS22Consumer · San Francisco
- Michael Royzen@michaelroyzenFounder · PhindS22Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael RoyzenStandard Signal2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States1https://x.com/michaelroyzenJustin WeiPhindFounderSummer 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Michael RoyzenPhind2× YCFounderSummer 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelroyzen
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Justin Wei
Founder·Phind
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
UT Austin Turing Scholar '22 Previously founder at Phind.com
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PhindAI search engine
Co-foundersMichael Royzen@michaelroyzen
