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Known for these resultsRole23%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 23% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company15%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 15% of these rows have at least one match.School23%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 23% of these rows have at least one match.
- Isaac Nichols@_apisaacFounder/CTO · Certus AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Carter McClellanFounder · supercontrastF24B2B · San Francisco
- Shravan KumaranFounder · supercontrastF24B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel BrashearsFounder · DryMergeW24B2B · San Francisco
- Dave FeldmanFounder/CEO · GreenboardW24Fintech · New York
- Andrew AikawaFounder · TrainyS23B2B · San Francisco
- Roanak BaviskarFounder · TrainyS23B2B · San Francisco
- Martin T. Permin@purrminFounder · InvertW22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Camille Ang@camilletanangFounder · Hive HealthS21Healthcare · Manila
- Timothy ZhangFounder · AdenW20B2B · San Francisco
- Vincent Jiang@vincentjiang777Founder · AdenW20B2B · San Francisco
- Ian RobertsFounder · HiveS14B2B · Kitchener
- Patrick Hannigan@patrickhanniganFounder/CTO · HiveS14B2B · Kitchener
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Isaac NicholsCertus AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/_apisaacCarter McClellansupercontrastFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shravan KumaransupercontrastFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samuel BrashearsDryMergeFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Dave FeldmanGreenboardFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechNew York, United States26—Andrew AikawaTrainyFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Roanak BaviskarTrainyFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Martin T. PerminInvertFounderWinter 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25https://x.com/purrminCamille AngHive HealthFounderSummer 2021HealthcareManila, Philippines—https://x.com/camilletanangTimothy ZhangAdenFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vincent JiangAdenFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/vincentjiang777Ian RobertsHiveFounderSummer 2014B2BKitchener, Canada65—Patrick HanniganHiveFounder/CTOSummer 2014B2BKitchener, Canada65https://x.com/patrickhannigan
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Andrew Aikawa
Founder·Trainy
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO at Trainy building a training platform to make deep learning go faster. Previously a lead Machine Learning Engineer for Hive AI's object detection products. I completed my Physics Ph.D. UC Berkeley '22 where my thesis focused on applying computer vision and deep learning on nanoscience. Physics & Computer Science B.A. UC Berkeley '17.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TrainyInfrastructure for managing GPU clusters for training/serving.
Co-foundersRoanak Baviskar
