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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio74%Bio coverage: 74% 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-company16%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 16% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Josep MingotFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
- Xavier de GraciaFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
- Karun KurienFounder · AlaanW23Fintech · Dubai
- Parthi DuraisamyFounder · AlaanW23Fintech · Dubai
- Adam ProschekFounder · OfOneW23B2B · San Francisco
- Will EdwardsFounder · OfOneW23B2B · San Francisco
- Shane MurphyFounder · BoostlyS22B2B · Lehi
- Mina Shahid@_minashahidFounder · NumidaW22Fintech · Kampala
- Sam YangFounder · BloomW21Fintech · San Francisco
- Christopher ShaferFounder · Well PrincipledS19B2B · St. Louis
- Joseph WingbermuehleFounder · Well PrincipledS19B2B · St. Louis
- Ryan RichtFounder · Well PrincipledS19B2B · St. Louis
- Gaurab Chakrabarti@gaurabcFounder · SolugenW17Healthcare · Houston
- Sean HuntFounder/CTO · SolugenW17Healthcare · Houston
- Nouman AhmadFounder/CEO · ValidereS16Industrials · Toronto
- Koji IntlekoferFounder/COO · ViacycleS12Consumer · Atlanta
- Kyle AzevedoFounder/CEO · ViacycleS12Consumer · Atlanta
- Sid DoshiFounder/CTO · ViacycleS12Consumer · Atlanta
- Yuriy RomaniwFounder/Hardware Design and Fabrication Engineer · ViacycleS12Consumer · Atlanta
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josep MingotProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—Xavier de GraciaProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—Karun KurienAlaanFounderWinter 2023FintechDubai, United Arab Emirates160—Parthi DuraisamyAlaanFounderWinter 2023FintechDubai, United Arab Emirates160—Adam ProschekOfOneFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Will EdwardsOfOneFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Shane MurphyBoostlyFounderSummer 2022B2BLehi, United States50—Mina ShahidNumidaFounderWinter 2022FintechKampala, Uganda115https://x.com/_minashahidSam YangBloom2× YCFounderWinter 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States8—Christopher ShaferWell PrincipledFounderSummer 2019B2BSt. Louis, United States3—Joseph WingbermuehleWell PrincipledFounderSummer 2019B2BSt. Louis, United States3—Ryan RichtWell PrincipledFounderSummer 2019B2BSt. Louis, United States3—Gaurab ChakrabartiSolugenFounderWinter 2017HealthcareHouston, United States200https://x.com/gaurabcSean HuntSolugenFounder/CTOWinter 2017HealthcareHouston, United States200—Nouman AhmadValidereFounder/CEOSummer 2016IndustrialsToronto, Canada110—Koji IntlekoferViacycleFounder/COOSummer 2012ConsumerAtlanta, United States2—Kyle AzevedoViacycleFounder/CEOSummer 2012ConsumerAtlanta, United States2—Sid DoshiViacycleFounder/CTOSummer 2012ConsumerAtlanta, United States2—Yuriy RomaniwViacycleFounder/Hardware Design and Fabrication EngineerSummer 2012ConsumerAtlanta, United States2—
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Xavier de Gracia
Founder·Prosper
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size9
BatchSummer 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Prosper, building AI agents to fix healthcare's $200B admin burden. Previously VP/GM of a $120M business unit, leading 800+ customer service agents, 300 phone sales reps, and 30+ ops staff. Advised healthcare PE and tech companies on GTM and operations at Bain & Co. MBA from Harvard, BBA from ESADE.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Prosper
AI Phone Agents for Healthcare Operations
IndustryB2B
Team size9
X—
LocationNew York, United States
BatchSummer 2023
Co-foundersJosep Mingot
