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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School39%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 39% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric Riesel@ericrieselFounder/CTO · 83 SciencesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ian NaccarellaFounder/CEO · 83 SciencesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Yankang YangFounder/COO · 83 SciencesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan Brar@deepmatmulFounder/CEO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas Boser@thomasboserFounder/CTO · hiloopS26B2B · San Francisco
- Cem TokerFounder/COO · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ege Doganay@_doganay_egeFounder/CEO · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Vatan Aksoy TezerFounder · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dan Kondratyuk@hyperparticleFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Joshua DillonFounder · rekursiv.aiS26B2B · San Francisco
- Beknazar Abdikamalov@beknabdikFounder/CEO · SpekoS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Abraham Heifets@AbeHeifetsFounder/CEO · WonderTxS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Parth PatwaFounder/CTO · BioStack PlatformsX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sanat Mishra@sanatmishra7Founder/CEO · BioStack PlatformsX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chloe SowFounder/CTO · InferaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Troy ZhangFounder/CEO · InferaX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Chase Kim@chasingjohnnnFounder · Light AnchorX26Consumer · Seoul
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric Riesel83 SciencesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ericrieselIan Naccarella83 SciencesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Yankang Yang83 SciencesFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Jeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Karan BrarhiloopFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/deepmatmulThomas BoserhiloopFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thomasboserCem TokerNeuromorphicFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Ege DoganayNeuromorphicFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_doganay_egeVatan Aksoy TezerNeuromorphicFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Dan Kondratyukrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hyperparticleJoshua Dillonrekursiv.aiFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Beknazar AbdikamalovSpekoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/beknabdikAamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Abraham HeifetsWonderTx2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AbeHeifetsParth PatwaBioStack PlatformsFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Sanat MishraBioStack PlatformsFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sanatmishra7Chloe SowInferaFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Troy ZhangInferaFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Chase KimLight AnchorFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSeoul, South Korea2https://x.com/chasingjohnnn
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Avinash Pandey
Founder·Tap to Learn
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size11
BatchWinter 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I was part of YC 2012 winter batch. I am now Co-Founder and CTO at LILA Games. This is my second startup. Building an ambitious extraction shooter for mobile.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TTap to Learn
InactiveGames For Education
IndustryConsumer
Websitetaptolearn.com
Team size11
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2012
