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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% 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.
- Sherwood Callaway@shcallawayFounder/CEO · SazabiX26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Gonzalez@michaelatpalusFounder/CTO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Sam Lushtak@Sam_LushtakFounder/CEO · Palus FinanceW26Fintech
- Sam Kaplan@samrkaplanFounder/CEO · RemixW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder/CTO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Nishant HoodaFounder/CTO · DocketX25B2B · San Francisco
- Sukhjit Singh@ssinghh14Founder/CEO · Sennu AIW25B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin PaikFounder/CPO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Gokul Kumarresen@GokulKumarresenFounder/CTO · Asha HealthF24Healthcare · New York
- David (Wenbo) Zhu@david_w_zhuFounder · Hey ReviaS24B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Le@chriiisleFounder · PaxS24B2B · San Francisco
- Penny ChenFounder/CEO · PaxS24B2B · San Francisco
- Anuj Saigal@anujsaigalFounder · SparkW24B2B
- Julia Wu@thejuliawuFounder/CEO · SparkW24B2B
- Joseph ZhouFounder · AccendS23Fintech
- Pranjal Daga@pranjaldaga1Founder · AccendS23Fintech
- Yutong PeiFounder · AccendS23Fintech
- Brandon Ballinger@bballingerFounder · Empirical HealthS23Healthcare · New York
- Kushal Byatnal@kushalbyatnalFounder · ExtendW23B2B · New York
- Matt DuVall@mduvall_Founder · NumeralW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sherwood CallawaySazabi2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/shcallawayMichael GonzalezPalus FinanceFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/michaelatpalusSam LushtakPalus FinanceFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechUnknown2https://x.com/Sam_LushtakSam KaplanRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/samrkaplanThomas Cesare-HerriauSpotPayFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Nishant HoodaDocketFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Sukhjit SinghSennu AIFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ssinghh14Benjamin PaikAfternoon.coFounder/CPOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4—Gokul KumarresenAsha HealthFounder/CTOFall 2024HealthcareNew York, United States9https://x.com/GokulKumarresenDavid (Wenbo) ZhuHey ReviaFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/david_w_zhuChris LePaxFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/chriiislePenny ChenPaxFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Anuj SaigalSpark2× YCFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/anujsaigalJulia WuSparkFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BUnknown5https://x.com/thejuliawuJoseph ZhouAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18—Pranjal DagaAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18https://x.com/pranjaldaga1Yutong PeiAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18—Brandon BallingerEmpirical HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareNew York, United States4https://x.com/bballingerKushal ByatnalExtendFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States25https://x.com/kushalbyatnalMatt DuVallNumeralFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States110https://x.com/mduvall_
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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
