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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% 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.
- Preston EllisFounder/CTO · AxiomW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Christian DalSanto@dalsanto_cFounder/CEO · MaitaiS24B2B · San Francisco
- Preston ZhouFounder · RelaceW23B2B · San Francisco
- Arjun VasanFounder · AirsharedS12Consumer
- Benjamin PrestonFounder · OpziS10Consumer · San Francisco
- Rajat SuriFounder/CEO · PrestoS10B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Preston EllisAxiomFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Christian DalSantoMaitaiFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/dalsanto_cPreston ZhouRelaceFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Arjun VasanAirsharedFounderSummer 2012ConsumerUnknown0—Benjamin PrestonOpziFounderSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Rajat SuriPrestoFounder/CEOSummer 2010B2BSan Francisco, United States200—
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Arjun Vasan
Founder·Airshared
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size0
BatchSummer 2012
Location
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I've started three companies in a niche industry, Voice AI for restaurants: (Kea, raised $45m), (CyborgOps, acquired by Presto (YC s10), went public citing the acquisition) and VoiceBite, acquired by Checkmate months in. All three projects continue, with Kea and Presto as leaders in phone and drive-thru respectively. Earlier, I prototype a home battery at ElectriQ. Four guys in a garage built the initial systems from scratch, and deployed them to our early customers to beat out the Powerwall.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
