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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-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.
- Yash Goenka@theyashgoenkaFounder/CEO · HumworkX26B2B · San Francisco
- Smeet Bhatt@smeet_bhattFounder · TheyaW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Sriram Bhargav Karnati@_sriramk_Founder · TheyaW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Vikas Choudhary@vikaschFounder · TheyaW23Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Yash GoenkaHumworkFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theyashgoenkaSmeet BhattTheyaFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/smeet_bhattSriram Bhargav KarnatiTheyaFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_sriramk_Vikas ChoudharyTheyaFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/vikasch
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Vikas Choudhary
Founder·Theya
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder/CTO at Theya - building a self-custodial bitcoin private bank. Previously co-founder/CTO at Porter (marketplace for trucking - >$230M revenue; backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global)
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TheyaThe world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution
