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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.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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% 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.
- Gus Trigos@gustrigosFounder/CEO · RuntimeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Abe Wheeler@AbeWheeler5Founder · TrigoW23Fintech · New York
- Sam SteinFounder · TrigoW23Fintech · New York
- Gus Trigos@gustrigosFounder · MentumS21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gus TrigosRuntime2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gustrigosAbe WheelerTrigoFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States4https://x.com/AbeWheeler5Sam SteinTrigoFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States4—Gus TrigosMentum2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gustrigos
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Sam Stein
Founder·Trigo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchWinter 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is the Co-founder & CEO of Trigo. Sam joins Trigo as a repeat founder previously in the food tech space. Prior to that, he spent 8 years in finance and private company investing at Citi, Richard Branson's Virgin Group, and RedBird Capital. Sam is a mission-driven founder excited about social impact. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Currently based in New York City. Sam has a B.A. in Government from Harvard.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
TrigoRent verification API for landlords and lenders
Co-foundersAbe Wheeler@AbeWheeler5
