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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- João de Paula@joaopdepaulaFounder/CEO · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Lucas SilvaFounder/CTO · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Sergio Oliveira Bergmann@SergioOBergmannFounder · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Eugenio Sánchez RabiellaFounder · MagnaPlayW23B2B
- Eugenio Sánchez RabiellaFounder/Head of Marketing · FlintoW18Fintech · Mexico City
- João de Paula@joaopdepaulaFounder/CTO · GlioS13Consumer · Rio de Janeiro
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
João de PaulaMesmer2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/joaopdepaulaLucas SilvaMesmerFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7—Sergio Oliveira BergmannMesmerFounderSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/SergioOBergmannEugenio Sánchez RabiellaMagnaPlay2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown5—Eugenio Sánchez RabiellaFlinto2× YCFounder/Head of MarketingWinter 2018FintechMexico City, Mexico0—João de PaulaGlio2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2013ConsumerRio de Janeiro, Brazil2https://x.com/joaopdepaula
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Paulo Rodrigues
Founder·MagnaPlay
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2023
LocationRemote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Paulo is founder and CEO at MagnaPlay, an AI-powered game localization service. He recently dropped out of the University of Chicago and is working towards democratizing game development by making it a frictionless development experience.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
MagnaPlayAI-powered game translation.
