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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School22%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 22% of these rows have at least one match.
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Assil HalimiFounder/CEO · Apollo Atomics, Inc.X26Industrials · Boston
- Drew WalkerFounder/COO · Apollo Atomics, Inc.X26Industrials · Boston
- Hudson Liao@hudsonliaoFounder/CEO · The HogF25B2B · San Francisco
- Achyut Krishna Byanjankar@achyut_benzFounder/CTO · HanjiX25B2B · San Francisco
- Arnau Ayerbe Garcia@arnauayeFounder/CEO · throxyX25B2B · London
- Pablo Jimenez de Parga RamosFounder · throxyX25B2B · London
- Jaspar Carmichael-Jack@jasparcjackFounder/CEO · ArtisanW24B2B · San Francisco
- Serguei BalanovichFounder/CTO · Upsolve AIW24B2B
- Adi Agashe@AdiAgasheFounder · Fiber AIS23B2B · New York
- Neel MehtaFounder · Fiber AIS23B2B · New York
- Usman Gul@usmangulFounder · MetalW23B2B · Lahore
- Edvard ErikssonFounder · riftW23B2B · San Francisco
- Fil Twarowski@FilipTwarowskiFounder · riftW23B2B · San Francisco
- S GFounder · ApolloW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Tanmaay K@Tanmaay_KFounder · ApolloW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Sam Tuke@samtukeFounder · LightmeterW22B2B · Berlin
- Kobi Mantzur@KobiMantzurFounder · ZorbaW22Real Estate and Construction · St. Petersburg
- Or Preiss@orpreissFounder · ZorbaW22Real Estate and Construction · St. Petersburg
- Josh Wright@joshuawright11Founder · ApolloS21Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Rohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyAssil HalimiApollo Atomics, Inc.Founder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States——Drew WalkerApollo Atomics, Inc.Founder/COOSpring 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States——Hudson LiaoThe HogFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudsonliaoAchyut Krishna ByanjankarHanjiFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/achyut_benzArnau Ayerbe GarciathroxyFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom55https://x.com/arnauayePablo Jimenez de Parga RamosthroxyFounderSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom55—Jaspar Carmichael-JackArtisanFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States50https://x.com/jasparcjackSerguei BalanovichUpsolve AIFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BUnknown5—Adi AgasheFiber AIFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/AdiAgasheNeel MehtaFiber AIFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States8—Usman GulMetalFounderWinter 2023B2BLahore, Pakistan21https://x.com/usmangulEdvard ErikssonriftFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Fil TwarowskiriftFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/FilipTwarowskiS GApolloFounderWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India11—Tanmaay KApolloFounderWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India11https://x.com/Tanmaay_KSam TukeLightmeterFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/samtukeKobi MantzurZorbaFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSt. Petersburg, United States—https://x.com/KobiMantzurOr PreissZorbaFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionSt. Petersburg, United States—https://x.com/orpreissJosh WrightApolloFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joshuawright11
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Usman Gul
Founder·Metal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size21
BatchWinter 2023
LocationLahore, Pakistan
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building super intelligence for fundraising. Prior to Metal, I raised $120m for my first startup across six venture rounds. And before that, I was a part of the early team at DoorDash and Marqeta. I can be reached at gul@metal.so.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
MetalMetal is an AI-driven operating system for fundraising
