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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio87%Bio coverage: 87% 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.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Nikos Dritsakos@nikos1Founder/CEO · GlenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michelle Li@michellezliFounder/CEO · Spectre IntelligenceS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Bryce JudyFounder/CEO · Tarifflo Inc.S26B2B · Salt Lake City
- Ryan XueFounder/CEO · AndcoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Liam McBrideFounder/CTO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Edward MaFounder/CTO · YouArtX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Harry ZhengFounder/CEO · YouArtX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Kamran MajidFounder/CEO · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Laith AltarabishiFounder · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Omeed Tehrani@omeedtehraniFounder/COO · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Raaid Kabir@raaidkabirFounder · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Athan Zhang@athanzxytFounder/CEO · CopperlaneW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Brianna Lin@briannajlinFounder · CopperlaneW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Malhar Bhide@malhar317Founder/CTO · OriginW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yash Rathod@YashRathod_75Founder/CEO · OriginW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Aayush Naik@aayush_naikFounder/CTO · HypercubicF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeNikos DritsakosGlenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nikos1Michelle LiSpectre IntelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/michellezliBryce JudyTarifflo Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSalt Lake City, United States5—Ryan XueAndco2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Liam McBrideParrotFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Edward MaYouArtFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Harry ZhengYouArtFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Kamran MajidConstellation SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Laith AltarabishiConstellation SpaceFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Omeed TehraniConstellation SpaceFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4https://x.com/omeedtehraniRaaid KabirConstellation SpaceFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4https://x.com/raaidkabirAthan ZhangCopperlaneFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athanzxytBrianna LinCopperlane2× YCFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/briannajlinMalhar BhideOriginFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/malhar317Yash RathodOriginFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/YashRathod_75Gunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Aayush NaikHypercubicFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aayush_naik
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Badal Jain
Founder·Layup
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CTO of Layup (YC W23). Prior to that I have worked as Founding Engineer at an early stage startup, Amazon and Nvidia
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LayupGuide your users. Right in your product.
