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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio68%Bio coverage: 68% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Maryanne Alhallak@malhalla06Founder/CEO · LumeriaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Louis Beaumont@louis030195Founder/CEO · screenpipeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Koby Conrad@kobyjconradFounder/CEO · SunflowerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Kanyes Thaker@KanyesThakerFounder/President · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shalin Shah@_shalinshah_Founder/CEO · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jean Costa de BeauregardFounder/CEO · Condor EnergyW26Industrials · Paris
- Shivani Patel@shivanijpatelFounder/CEO · LayersF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Swan Beaujard@nullswanFounder/CTO · NomiX25B2B · Paris
- Josh Park@joshhparkFounder/CTO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Sam Park@samuelparkFounder/CEO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Junior Garcia@jrgarciadevFounder/CEO · HeroUIS24B2B · Buenos Aires
- Cyrus Nouroozi@CyrusNewDayFounder/CEO · The Synthesis CompanyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Samraaj Bath@samraajFounder/CEO · ion designW24B2B · San Francisco
- Dori WilsonFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ellen HuiFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- John StimacFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ian BaldwinFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Locascio@Nick_LocascioFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Akash Anand@realAkashAnandFounder · CluesoW23B2B · Bengaluru
- Neel Balar@BalarNeelFounder · CluesoW23B2B · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Maryanne AlhallakLumeriaFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/malhalla06Louis BeaumontscreenpipeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/louis030195Koby ConradSunflowerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kobyjconradKanyes ThakerHyperFounder/PresidentSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/KanyesThakerShalin ShahHyperFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_shalinshah_Jean Costa de BeauregardCondor EnergyFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsParis, France3—Shivani PatelLayersFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shivanijpatelSwan BeaujardNomiFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BParis, France5https://x.com/nullswanJosh ParkEndstackFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/joshhparkSam ParkEndstackFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/samuelparkJunior GarciaHeroUIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina5https://x.com/jrgarciadevCyrus NourooziThe Synthesis CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/CyrusNewDaySamraaj Bathion design2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/samraajDori WilsonThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ellen HuiThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—John StimacThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ian BaldwinBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nick LocascioBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Nick_LocascioAkash AnandCluesoFounderWinter 2023B2BBengaluru, India25https://x.com/realAkashAnandNeel BalarCluesoFounderWinter 2023B2BBengaluru, India25https://x.com/BalarNeel
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Neel Balar
Founder·Clueso
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size25
BatchWinter 2023
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm Neel, CBO at Clueso. Prior to Clueso, I built and scaled a consumer note-taking app to 20K+ users while in college. I studied Engineering Design and Data Science at IIT Madras. I previously led Asia's most advanced student Hyperloop team, where we raised $1.1M from the Indian govt. I also represented India at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition organized by Elon Musk.
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
CluesoCreate beautiful videos & docs for any product or process in minutes
