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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company31%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 31% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joshua IbrahimFounder/CTO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Nicolas YehFounder/CEO · ManifoldS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Sandra LifshitsFounder/CEO · RetrofitW25Consumer · New York
- Dasha CherepennikovaFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- Stephanie VasquezFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- F-G Fernandez@FrG_FMFounder · RimwardS23B2B · Paris
- Leia de GuzmanFounder · CambioS22Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Stephanie GraysonFounder · CambioS22Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Nicholas YarmeschFounder · UpLinkS22B2B · Palm Beach Gardens
- Carlos MorenoFounder · Palitronica IncW22B2B · Kitchener
- Sebastian FischmeisterFounder · Palitronica IncW22B2B · Kitchener
- Daniel CaveroFounder · NoyaW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Josh Santos@joshsandtoesFounder · NoyaW21Industrials · San Francisco
- Jakub Langr@langrjakubFounder · HypermileS20B2B · London
- James HennesseyFounder · HypermileS20B2B · London
- Antoine de MalepradeFounder/CTO · ShoneW18Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joshua IbrahimManifoldFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Nicolas YehManifoldFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Sandra LifshitsRetrofitFounder/CEOWinter 2025ConsumerNew York, United States2—Dasha CherepennikovaLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Stephanie VasquezLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—F-G FernandezRimwardFounderSummer 2023B2BParis, France1https://x.com/FrG_FMLeia de GuzmanCambioFounderSummer 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States60—Stephanie GraysonCambioFounderSummer 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States60—Nicholas YarmeschUpLinkFounderSummer 2022B2BPalm Beach Gardens, United States4—Carlos MorenoPalitronica IncFounderWinter 2022B2BKitchener, Canada6—Sebastian FischmeisterPalitronica IncFounderWinter 2022B2BKitchener, Canada6—Daniel CaveroNoyaFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Josh SantosNoyaFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joshsandtoesJakub LangrHypermileFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom11https://x.com/langrjakubJames HennesseyHypermileFounderSummer 2020B2BLondon, United Kingdom11—Antoine de MalepradeShoneFounder/CTOWinter 2018IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8—
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Alexander Maher
Founder·UpLink
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2022
LocationPalm Beach Gardens, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Alex started his career at a Big 4 Accounting firm as a CPA doing mostly IT audits. After teaching himself to code, he switched into an internal role at the firm managing software development teams. He left the accounting world in 2018 to become the Director of Software Development at a publicly traded telcom construction company. He worked there 4 years before leaving to start UpLink in May of 2022. Alex lives in Florida with his wife, Laura, and their two sons, Brooks (6) and Jack (2).
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
UpLinkDocument Collection Software for Accountants, Auditors, and Lawyers
