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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joohyun (CJ) ChaFounder/CEO · Dawn IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kaahan Radia@kradismeFounder/CTO · Keyframe LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Zinny WeliFounder/CEO · RoboDockW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Josh Kelly@JoshAKellyFounder/CEO · Pave RoboticsW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Fernando San MartinFounder/CTO · ThymeS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ferhat Babacan@ferhaatbabacaanFounder · BluedotW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Selinay Parlak@selinayfilizpFounder · BluedotW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Clark JacobsFounder · FlexDeskW23B2B · New York
- Gabriel SaruhashiFounder · Emerge CareerS22Education · New York
- Alok Kumar@ak_cozmoFounder/CEO · Cozmo AIW22B2B · San Francisco
- Nuha HashemFounder/CTO · Cozmo AIW22B2B · San Francisco
- Lu ChengFounder · ZipS20B2B · San Francisco
- Rujul ZapardeFounder · ZipS20B2B · San Francisco
- Andre BernardesFounder · ZippiS19Fintech · São Paulo
- Bruno LucasFounder · ZippiS19Fintech · São Paulo
- Ludmila PontremolezFounder · ZippiS19Fintech · São Paulo
- James Steinberg@darefailedFounder/Managing Director · ZipXW17Consumer · New York
- Osman MendozaFounder/CEO · ZipXW17Consumer · New York
- Tiffany Chu@tchu88Founder/CEO · RemixW15Government · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joohyun (CJ) ChaDawn IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Matthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxKaahan RadiaKeyframe LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kradismeZinny WeliRoboDockFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Josh KellyPave RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/JoshAKellyFernando San MartinThymeFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ferhat BabacanBluedotFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/ferhaatbabacaanSelinay ParlakBluedotFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/selinayfilizpClark JacobsFlexDeskFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States8—Gabriel SaruhashiEmerge CareerFounderSummer 2022EducationNew York, United States8—Alok KumarCozmo AIFounder/CEOWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ak_cozmoNuha HashemCozmo AIFounder/CTOWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Lu ChengZipFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States500—Rujul ZapardeZip2× YCFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States500—Andre BernardesZippiFounderSummer 2019FintechSão Paulo, Brazil60—Bruno LucasZippiFounderSummer 2019FintechSão Paulo, Brazil60—Ludmila PontremolezZippiFounderSummer 2019FintechSão Paulo, Brazil60—James SteinbergZipX2× YCFounder/Managing DirectorWinter 2017ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/darefailedOsman MendozaZipXFounder/CEOWinter 2017ConsumerNew York, United States1—Tiffany ChuRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2015GovernmentSan Francisco, United States65https://x.com/tchu88
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Ferhat Babacan
Founder·Bluedot
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size15
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I’m co-founder and CEO of Bluedot. I was working at Zipcar and Bosch before starting Bluedot. I’m a former national volleyball player in Turkey. I did in high school by feeding worms at home, I received awards from many companies such as Google and Microsoft at the age of 14. As a university climate activist, I participated in many studies. I dropped out of the Munich Technical University, where I went for my master's degree, and we founded Bluedot with my high school friend Selinay.
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.
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
BluedotBluedot is a single payment platform for EV drivers and fleets.
Co-foundersSelinay Parlak@selinayfilizp
