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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ben MagolanFounder · PaperplaneW23Fintech · New York
- Daniel Kwak@dnlkwkFounder · PaperplaneW23Fintech · New York
- Jack HopkinsFounder · PaperplaneW23Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ben MagolanPaperplaneFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States5—Daniel KwakPaperplaneFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States5https://x.com/dnlkwkJack HopkinsPaperplaneFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States5—
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Ben Magolan
Founder·Paperplane
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Previous ML Ops tech lead at Xometry and software engineer at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. Attained his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at MIT specializing in reactor coolant modeling and simulation.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PaperplaneCredit risk management platform for builders' merchants
