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Known for these resultsRole39%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 39% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School9%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 9% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ben Smith@imbensmithFounder/CEO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Connor ParkFounder/CTO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Prama Yudhistira@menace_codesFounder/CPO · ParameterW26B2B · San Francisco
- Mikkel KimFounder/CTO · argsS25B2B · New York
- Paul Bae@baepaulFounder/CEO · argsS25B2B · New York
- Mark DawsonFounder/CEO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Trevor ReedFounder/CTO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alistair Pullen@AlistairPullenFounder · CosineW23B2B · London
- Yang Li@yangli_Founder · CosineW23B2B · London
- Charly Poly@whereischarlyFounder · DeferW23B2B · Paris
- Kapil BakshiFounder · Karate LabsW22B2B · Wilmington
- Peter Thomas@ptrthomasFounder · Karate LabsW22B2B · Wilmington
- Mauricio Morales@maomoralesFounder · DailybotS21B2B
- Sergio Florez@XergioAleXFounder · DailybotS21B2B
- Alex ZvanigaFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- CG Chen@sizheeFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- Derek R. ZhangFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- Geordie GrahamFounder · Ruta HealthS21B2B · San Francisco
- Michiel Westerbeek@happylinksFounder · TellaS20B2B · Amsterdam
- Reilly Sweetland@rsweetlandFounder · FollowUpThenS17B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ben SmithAsyncFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/imbensmithConnor ParkAsyncFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2—Prama YudhistiraParameterFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/menace_codesMikkel KimargsFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2—Paul BaeargsFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/baepaulMark DawsonHyrexFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Trevor ReedHyrexFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Alistair PullenCosineFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom12https://x.com/AlistairPullenYang LiCosineFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom12https://x.com/yangli_Charly PolyDeferFounderWinter 2023B2BParis, France2https://x.com/whereischarlyKapil BakshiKarate LabsFounderWinter 2022B2BWilmington, United States2—Peter ThomasKarate LabsFounderWinter 2022B2BWilmington, United States2https://x.com/ptrthomasMauricio MoralesDailybotFounderSummer 2021B2BUnknown11https://x.com/maomoralesSergio FlorezDailybotFounderSummer 2021B2BUnknown11https://x.com/XergioAleXAlex ZvanigaRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1—CG ChenRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/sizheeDerek R. ZhangRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Geordie GrahamRuta HealthFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Michiel WesterbeekTellaFounderSummer 2020B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands6https://x.com/happylinksReilly SweetlandFollowUpThenFounderSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/rsweetland
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Charly Poly
Founder·Defer
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2023
LocationParis, France
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Charly was a tech lead at Algolia, where he built a background jobs processing platform that contributed to $12M of new revenue. Charly enjoys speaking at international conferences (React Europe 2019) and wrote many reference articles on TypeScript and GraphQL relayed by recognized international newsletters such as GraphQL or TypeScript Weekly. After working in open-source, he now focuses on enabling Node.js developers to build reliable async flows with Defer.
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.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
