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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric TaylorFounder & Chief Hardware Architect · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Sarang Zambare@sarangz11Founder/CEO · BaudS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Augustin Baudoin@rastroaugFounder · RastroS24B2B · London
- Michael Hoydich@mhoydichFounder/Strategy, Marketing · Think GamingS14B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric TaylorBaudFounder & Chief Hardware ArchitectSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Sarang ZambareBaudFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sarangz11Augustin BaudoinRastroFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3https://x.com/rastroaugMichael HoydichThink GamingFounder/Strategy, MarketingSummer 2014B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/mhoydich
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Eric Taylor
Founder & Chief Hardware Architect·Baud
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder & Chief Hardware Architect
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Experienced ASIC Architect with over a decade of industry experience, including four tape-outs, two major IP releases, two patents, and a publication. Prior roles at NVIDIA, Freescale/NXP, Arteris IP, and Enfabrica.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
BaudAI chips for ultra-fast model training and inference
IndustryIndustrials
Websitebaudlabs.ai
Team size3
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersSarang Zambare@sarangz11
