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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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Abe Wheeler
Founder·Trigo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchWinter 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Abe built Trigo (YC W23), the first API for consumer rent data. Trigo was acquired by Snappt in August 2025. Abe is currently building self-improving, portable context for agents at alignbase.ai Before Trigo, Abe built AI adtech systems at Amazon. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
TrigoRent verification API for landlords and lenders
Co-foundersSam Stein
