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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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-company56%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 56% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eli Bullock-PapaFounder/CEO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ryan ZhangFounder/CTO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin KilimnikFounder · PAX MarketsW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Pete Stevenson@pax_pax_paxFounder/CEO · PAX MarketsW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Sam KramerFounder · InvariaS24B2B · London
- Chris Le@chriiisleFounder · PaxS24B2B · San Francisco
- Penny ChenFounder/CEO · PaxS24B2B · San Francisco
- Will Lawrence@will_lawrenceTOFounder · Bretton AIS23Fintech · San Francisco
- Brad Dwyer@braddwyerFounder · RoboflowS20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eli Bullock-PapaPax HistoriaFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan ZhangPax HistoriaFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Benjamin KilimnikPAX MarketsFounderWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States6—Pete StevensonPAX MarketsFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/pax_pax_paxSam KramerInvariaFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Chris LePaxFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/chriiislePenny ChenPaxFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Will LawrenceBretton AIFounderSummer 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States34https://x.com/will_lawrenceTOBrad DwyerRoboflowFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/braddwyer
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Will Lawrence
Founder·Bretton AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size34
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Will led product for Facebook's anti-money laundering (AML) platform, combatting financial crimes across payment, gaming and e-commerce use cases. He also built core compliance infrastructure at Paxos, a growth-staged fintech that powers over 10M crypto wallets globally. He's now Co-founder and CEO of Greenlite, helping fintechs scale financial crime operations with AI.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Bretton AI
AI-native operations for the banks
