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Founders4
Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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.School75%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 75% of these rows have at least one match.
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Vannara@victorvannaraFounder/CTO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Fengjiao PengFounder · ShortbreadW23Consumer · San Francisco
- Yiping LyuFounder · ShortbreadW23Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxVictor VannaraTropeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/victorvannaraFengjiao PengShortbreadFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Yiping LyuShortbreadFounderWinter 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—
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Yiping Lyu
Founder·Shortbread
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ShortbreadRead romance comics.
Co-foundersFengjiao Peng
