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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kaya CelebiFounder/CEO · GUILDS26Industrials · New York
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Will Cao@cao_willFounder · Pando BioscienceW23Healthcare · Boston
- Marco LobbaFounder · Catena BiosciencesS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Brian LowFounder · KayaS21B2B · Kuala Lumpur
- Kaustubh Khade@kaustubhkhadeFounder · Spark StudioS21Education · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kaya CelebiGUILDFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaWill CaoPando BioscienceFounderWinter 2023HealthcareBoston, United States5https://x.com/cao_willMarco LobbaCatena BiosciencesFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Brian LowKayaFounderSummer 2021B2BKuala Lumpur, Malaysia12—Kaustubh KhadeSpark StudioFounderSummer 2021EducationBengaluru, India27https://x.com/kaustubhkhade
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Will Cao
Founder·Pando Bioscience
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2023
LocationBoston, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Will Cao is the co-founder and CEO of Pando Bioscience. During her Ph.D., Will changed her major from engineering machines to engineering bacteria (yes, making genetic modifications to bacteria, so they can produce things that they can't before). She has published first-author papers in Cell and Nature Biotechnology. In her spare time, she is a personal trainer and a kayak and scuba diving enthusiast.
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.
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Pando BioscienceGen-AI Designed Enzymes for Pharmaceutical Innovation
