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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Axel La PiraFounder/CTO · PrismX26B2B · London
- Theo KitsbergFounder/CEO · PrismX26B2B · London
- Alex Liu@spicy_liuFounder/CTO · PrismX25B2B · San Francisco
- Rajit Khanna@rajitwritesFounder/CEO · PrismX25B2B · San Francisco
- Emil Soerensen@emilsnotesFounder · kapa.aiS23B2B
- Finn BauerFounder · kapa.aiS23B2B
- Ben WyrosdickFounder · EnveloopW20B2B · Birmingham
- Chris Winslett@winslettsFounder · EnveloopW20B2B · Birmingham
- Jason McCay@jasonmccayFounder · EnveloopW20B2B · Birmingham
- Maciej Lobodzinski@mlobodzinskiFounder · stoic.S19Healthcare · Kraków
- Adam Breckler@adambrecklerFounder/Problem Solver in Chief · Prism LabsS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Bradford Cross@bradfordcrossFounder/CTO · FlightcasterS09Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Axel La PiraPrismFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Theo KitsbergPrismFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom4—Alex LiuPrismFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/spicy_liuRajit KhannaPrismFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/rajitwritesEmil Soerensenkapa.aiFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown22https://x.com/emilsnotesFinn Bauerkapa.aiFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown22—Ben WyrosdickEnveloop2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BBirmingham, United States5—Chris WinslettEnveloopFounderWinter 2020B2BBirmingham, United States5https://x.com/winslettsJason McCayEnveloop2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BBirmingham, United States5https://x.com/jasonmccayMaciej Lobodzinskistoic.FounderSummer 2019HealthcareKraków, Poland9https://x.com/mlobodzinskiAdam BrecklerPrism LabsFounder/Problem Solver in ChiefSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/adambrecklerBradford CrossFlightcasterFounder/CTOSummer 2009ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bradfordcross
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Emil Soerensen
Founder·kapa.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size22
BatchSummer 2023
LocationRemote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Emil is the co-founder and CEO of kapa.ai (S23). Previously worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Holds an MSc in Computer Science from Imperial College London and an MSc in Finance from London School of Economics (both with Finn!). 👋
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
