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Known for these resultsRole29%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 29% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company12%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 12% of these rows have at least one match.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Skyler Chan@skyler_chan_Founder/CEO · Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)W26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Henry Kwan@kingofstratoFounder/CEO · IcarusF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Chandru Shanumugasundaram@tweetchanshanFounder/CTO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph Jacob@Joseph_Jacob13Founder/CEO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rhea Karimpanal@RheaKarimpanalFounder/CPO · burntS25B2B · San Francisco
- Harish PalaniFounder · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Michael TrehanFounder/CEO · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Alex Ruber@alex_ruberFounder/CEO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Eddie RavenFounder · OverlordW23Consumer · New York
- Josh MitchellFounder · OverlordW23Consumer · New York
- Arnav Bathla@arnavbathla20Founder · LayerupS22B2B · San Francisco
- Chandler RogersFounder · Relay HealthS22Healthcare · Salt Lake City
- Jace KendrickFounder · Relay HealthS22Healthcare · Salt Lake City
- Alexander SinghFounder · AlfieW22Healthcare · New York
- Hasan SyedFounder · AlfieW22Healthcare · New York
- Levi Epstein@LEVI_EPST9Founder · InflowS21Healthcare · London
- Seb Isaacs@sebisaacsFounder · InflowS21Healthcare · London
- David Akinin@davidakininFounder · JABUS21Fintech · Cape Town
- Vedant PradeepFounder · ReframeS21Healthcare · Atlanta
- Ziyi GaoFounder · ReframeS21Healthcare · Atlanta
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Skyler ChanGalactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)Founder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/skyler_chan_Henry KwanIcarusFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States50https://x.com/kingofstratoChandru ShanumugasundaramburntFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/tweetchanshanJoseph JacobburntFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Joseph_Jacob13Rhea KarimpanalburntFounder/CPOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/RheaKarimpanalHarish PalaniHABITFounderSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Michael TrehanHABITFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Alex RuberCandleFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/alex_ruberEddie RavenOverlordFounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States2—Josh MitchellOverlordFounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States2—Arnav BathlaLayerupFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/arnavbathla20Chandler RogersRelay HealthFounderSummer 2022HealthcareSalt Lake City, United States5—Jace KendrickRelay HealthFounderSummer 2022HealthcareSalt Lake City, United States5—Alexander SinghAlfieFounderWinter 2022HealthcareNew York, United States6—Hasan SyedAlfieFounderWinter 2022HealthcareNew York, United States6—Levi EpsteinInflowFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom20https://x.com/LEVI_EPST9Seb IsaacsInflowFounderSummer 2021HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom20https://x.com/sebisaacsDavid AkininJABUFounderSummer 2021FintechCape Town, South Africa40https://x.com/davidakininVedant PradeepReframeFounderSummer 2021HealthcareAtlanta, United States35—Ziyi GaoReframeFounderSummer 2021HealthcareAtlanta, United States35—
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Josh Mitchell
Founder·Overlord
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Grew up in a village near Manchester, England. Was really into building 3D printers/CNC machines as a kid, went to Stanford for 2 years, and dropped out to do YC.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
