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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joseph ZhouFounder · AccendS23Fintech
- Pranjal Daga@pranjaldaga1Founder · AccendS23Fintech
- Yutong PeiFounder · AccendS23Fintech
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joseph ZhouAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18—Pranjal DagaAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18https://x.com/pranjaldaga1Yutong PeiAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18—
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Pranjal Daga
Founder·Accend
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size18
BatchSummer 2023
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Currently, Cofounder of Accend. Previously, I led Product for AI initiatives, particularly in Risk at Brex. Before that, I dropped out of my PhD in AI/ML at Purdue University to help set up Cisco Innovation Labs where I grew the team from 1 to 35 in 4 years.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhDDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Accend
AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs
