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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ian BaldwinFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Locascio@Nick_LocascioFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Maitland-Lewis@maitlandlewisFounder/CEO · Pretty InstantW15Consumer · Boston
- Chase McAleeseFounder · Pretty InstantW15Consumer · Boston
- Chris CaveFounder/COO - YC W15 · Pretty InstantW15Consumer · Boston
- Douglas E. RogersFounder · Pretty InstantW15Consumer · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ian BaldwinBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nick LocascioBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Nick_LocascioBen Maitland-LewisPretty InstantFounder/CEOWinter 2015ConsumerBoston, United States3https://x.com/maitlandlewisChase McAleesePretty InstantFounderWinter 2015ConsumerBoston, United States3—Chris CavePretty InstantFounder/COO - YC W15Winter 2015ConsumerBoston, United States3—Douglas E. RogersPretty InstantFounderWinter 2015ConsumerBoston, United States3—
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Ian Baldwin
Founder·Booth AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Ian is an ML practitioner with experience across industries, ranging from self-driving cars to cameras on Mars. He has a PhD from Oxford, and has fielded technology at Zoox and NASA. He is a co-founder at Booth.ai, bringing generative machine-learning to e-commerce.
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
Booth AIGenerative AI Photographer for E-Commerce
Co-foundersNick Locascio@Nick_Locascio
