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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Deepankur ThurejaFounder/CEO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Gabriele PasqualeFounder/CTO · Dipole LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Dan KomornyFounder/CTO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Atharva Peshkar@atharva_peshkarFounder/CTO · AxionOrbital SpaceW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dhenenjay Yadav@dhenenjayFounder/CEO · AxionOrbital SpaceW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nikolai VoglerFounder/CTO · BeeSafe AIW26B2B · San Francisco
- Kamran MajidFounder/CEO · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Laith AltarabishiFounder · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Omeed Tehrani@omeedtehraniFounder/COO · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Raaid Kabir@raaidkabirFounder · Constellation SpaceW26B2B · Seattle
- Bram Schork@bramschorkFounder/CEO · General AstronauticsW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Philip BorgeFounder · CrunchedF25B2B · Oslo
- Luca PegolottiFounder/CTO · NucleoF25Healthcare
- Adam MhatreFounder/CTO · PhotoniumX25B2B · New York
- Jennifer SongFounder/CEO · PhotoniumX25B2B · New York
- Onkar Batra@ionkarbatraFounder/CEO · ApolinkF24Industrials · San Francisco
- Arnold VillatoroFounder · SpecCheckW23B2B · Los Angeles
- Joe DeMariaFounder · SpecCheckW23B2B · Los Angeles
- John JostFounder · EnlightraW22Industrials · Lausanne
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Deepankur ThurejaDipole LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Gabriele PasqualeDipole LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States0—Dan KomornyEarendil RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Dennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Atharva PeshkarAxionOrbital SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/atharva_peshkarDhenenjay YadavAxionOrbital SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dhenenjayNikolai VoglerBeeSafe AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kamran MajidConstellation SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Laith AltarabishiConstellation SpaceFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Omeed TehraniConstellation SpaceFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4https://x.com/omeedtehraniRaaid KabirConstellation SpaceFounderWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4https://x.com/raaidkabirBram SchorkGeneral AstronauticsFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bramschorkPhilip BorgeCrunchedFounderFall 2025B2BOslo, Norway5—Luca PegolottiNucleoFounder/CTOFall 2025HealthcareUnknown2—Adam MhatrePhotoniumFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Jennifer SongPhotoniumFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States5—Onkar BatraApolinkFounder/CEOFall 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ionkarbatraArnold VillatoroSpecCheckFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States5—Joe DeMariaSpecCheckFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States5—John JostEnlightraFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsLausanne, Switzerland22—
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Joe DeMaria
Founder·SpecCheck
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2023
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Joe is the co-founder and CEO of SpecCheck. Beginning his career as an optician, Joe has worked on all sides of the optical industry and most recently managed top territories for Johnson and Johnson Vision. Joe’s ultimate vision (pun intended) is to create a piece of technology which unifies the patient, doctor, and third party vendors in a single elegant solution. When he’s not busy with SpecCheck, you can find Joe cooking in the kitchen, sailing, or playing video games.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
SpecCheckUnifying how the optical industry does business.
Co-foundersArnold Villatoro
