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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mert TurnaFounder/CTO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ivan Avanesov@i_vanesovFounder/CEO · Splash Inc.W25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Marcell Veszpremi@m_veszpremiFounder/CTO · Splash Inc.W25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Daniel CervoniFounder · CommodityAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle FranzFounder/CTO · CommodityAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Philip KoenigFounder/CEO · CommodityAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Cleophus Robinson IVFounder · Wattson HealthS23Healthcare
- Arpan RauFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Bailey Da CostaFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph OorebeekFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Prosser CatheyFounder · VolticS22Industrials · New York
- Mike CarterFounder · FleetzeroW22Industrials · Houston
- Steven HendersonFounder · FleetzeroW22Industrials · Houston
- Avery YipFounder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary Kirby@zkirby2020Founder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Geoffrey LucksFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Tim BoireFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Bagrat GrigoryanFounder/COO · VolumetricW20Healthcare · Houston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mert TurnaDeryaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Meera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoIvan AvanesovSplash Inc.Founder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/i_vanesovMarcell VeszpremiSplash Inc.Founder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/m_veszpremiDaniel CervoniCommodityAIFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kyle FranzCommodityAIFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Philip KoenigCommodityAIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Cleophus Robinson IVWattson HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareUnknown3—Arpan RauOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Bailey Da CostaOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Joseph OorebeekOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Prosser CatheyVolticFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsNew York, United States5—Mike CarterFleetzeroFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsHouston, United States40—Steven HendersonFleetzeroFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsHouston, United States40—Avery YipVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Zachary KirbyVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zkirby2020Geoffrey LucksVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Tim BoireVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Bagrat GrigoryanVolumetricFounder/COOWinter 2020HealthcareHouston, United States5—
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Arpan Rau
Founder·OutSail Technologies
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm an aerospace engineering leader who has been cracking near-impossible problems for over a decade. Currently lead engineer @Sorcerer. I was founder and CEO of OutSail Technologies, a company dedicated to moving maritime freight economically, using wind power. We sunset the company after realizing fundamental-physics problems with our technology. Previously shipped hardware or lead teams at: SpaceX, Relativity Space, Momentus, Astra, Impossible Aerospace, and Nuro.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OutSail TechnologiesRevolutionary, Modern Wing Sails
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteoutsailtech.com/
Team size3
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2023
