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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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Stefan ZhengFounder/CPO · MercuraW25B2B
- Shyam Maddali@mlshyamFounder · CorisS22B2B · San Francisco
- Vinodh Poyyapakkam@psvinodhFounder · CorisS22B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac DonnellyFounder · Cherry RecommendsW22B2B · Singapore
- Rian Finnegan@rianfinneganFounder · Cherry RecommendsW22B2B · Singapore
- Joseph KitongaFounder · Vitable HealthS20Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Emily OBrienFounder · CherryW19B2B · San Francisco
- Gillian OBrien@gillianxobrienFounder · CherryW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Stefan ZhengMercuraFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BUnknown20—Shyam MaddaliCorisFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/mlshyamVinodh PoyyapakkamCorisFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/psvinodhIsaac DonnellyCherry RecommendsFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore6—Rian FinneganCherry RecommendsFounderWinter 2022B2BSingapore, Singapore6https://x.com/rianfinneganJoseph KitongaVitable HealthFounderSummer 2020HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States60—Emily OBrienCherryFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Gillian OBrienCherryFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gillianxobrien
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Vinodh Poyyapakkam
Founder·Coris
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size10
BatchSummer 2022
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Payments Fraud, SMB, Risk & Compliance. Prev: Google, WePay, Paysafe, PayPal, Accenture
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
Coris
AI risk and ops platform for Payment Processors, Banks, SaaS…
Co-foundersShyam Maddali@mlshyam
