Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders12
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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Akira Tong@akkkkiiraFounder/CTO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip Li@PhillipLiiFounder/CEO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Derrick Cheng@dowithderrickFounder · Overstand LabsW25B2B · New York
- Mihir PatilFounder/CTO · Overstand LabsW25B2B · New York
- Alex Ruber@alex_ruberFounder/CEO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Parth Chopra@parthematicsFounder/CTO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Ashi AgrawalFounder · Kobalt LabsS23B2B · New York
- Kalyani RamadurgamFounder · Kobalt LabsS23B2B · New York
- Arjun SahaiFounder/CTO · Surface LabsS23B2B · San Francisco
- Saharsh Agrawal@saharsh_walFounder/CEO · Surface LabsS23B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Peek@drupeekFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- Cliff van der Linden@CliffvdLindenFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akira TongArga LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/akkkkiiraPhillip LiArga LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PhillipLiiDerrick ChengOverstand LabsFounderWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/dowithderrickMihir PatilOverstand LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States4—Alex RuberCandleFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/alex_ruberParth ChopraCandleFounder/CTOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/parthematicsAshi AgrawalKobalt LabsFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States12—Kalyani RamadurgamKobalt LabsFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States12—Arjun SahaiSurface LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Saharsh AgrawalSurface LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/saharsh_walAndrew PeekTilt (f.k.a. Delphia)Founder/CEOWinter 2018FintechToronto, Canada25https://x.com/drupeekCliff van der LindenTilt (f.k.a. Delphia)Founder/CEOWinter 2018FintechToronto, Canada25https://x.com/CliffvdLinden
Showing 1–12 of 12 founders
Arjun Sahai
Founder/CTO·Surface Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Arjun is a UC Berkeley EECS alum. He joined Snowflake's first growth team where he deployed and optimized signup.snowflake.com. He boosted conversion rates for sign ups by 70% through form and funnel optimization. This inspired the founding of Surface Labs!
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
Surface Labs
Building the AI-powered marketing ops platform that turns website…
Co-foundersSaharsh Agrawal@saharsh_wal
