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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% 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.
- Henry Habib@HenryHabibAIFounder/CPO · VoquillX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Josiah Saunders@josiahsrcFounder/CEO · VoquillX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Michael GibsonFounder/CTO · VoquillX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Bright Xu@brightlinxuFounder · AspectF25B2B · New York
- Edison ChiuFounder · AspectF25B2B · New York
- Gurish Sharma@gurishsharmaFounder/CEO · AspectF25B2B · New York
- Shraman Kar@ShramanKarFounder/CTO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas Kar@KarShreyasFounder/CEO · GolpoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Gabriel Vincent Kho@gakhoFounder/CTO · FinosuS24Fintech · New York
- Mark RicciardiFounder/CEO · FinosuS24Fintech · New York
- Ayantika DeyFounder/CTO · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- Kumar SiddharthaFounder · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- Sneha KumariFounder · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- Adi OlteanFounder · StarcloudS24Industrials · Seattle
- Tej SeelamsettyFounder/CEO · TivaraS24Healthcare · New York
- Jet ZhouFounder · EnginesW24B2B
- Kartik TiwariFounder · Andromeda SurgicalS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nick Damiano@nickdamian0Founder · Andromeda SurgicalS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andrew LiuFounder · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
- Leon LinFounder/CEO · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Henry HabibVoquillFounder/CPOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/HenryHabibAIJosiah SaundersVoquillFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/josiahsrcMichael GibsonVoquillFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Bright XuAspectFounderFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/brightlinxuEdison ChiuAspectFounderFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3—Gurish SharmaAspectFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/gurishsharmaShraman KarGolpoFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/ShramanKarShreyas KarGolpoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/KarShreyasGabriel Vincent KhoFinosuFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States7https://x.com/gakhoMark RicciardiFinosuFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States7—Ayantika DeyMerlin AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—Kumar SiddharthaMerlin AIFounderSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—Sneha KumariMerlin AIFounderSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—Adi OlteanStarcloudFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSeattle, United States12—Tej SeelamsettyTivaraFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Jet ZhouEnginesFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown2—Kartik TiwariAndromeda SurgicalFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States12—Nick DamianoAndromeda SurgicalFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/nickdamian0Andrew Liu1stCollabFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Leon Lin1stCollabFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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Nick Damiano
Founder·Andromeda Surgical
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size12
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
First YC medtech founder and only 2x YC medtech founder; Co-founder & CEO @ Andromeda Surgical S23; Founder & CEO @ Zenflow W15 - treated > 300 patients so far, Class 3 FDA approval, raised > $100M; Co-founder & CTO @ Avail MedSystems (f.k.a. Nurep, acq. by Mendaera) - launched in 1000 hospitals, raised $120M; Venture Partner @ Pioneer Fund; Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow & Stanford MS/BS; Generalist/SW engineer; Dad to two daughters; Semicolon enthusiast;
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Andromeda Surgical
Autonomous surgical robots
IndustryHealthcare
Websiteandromedasurgical.com
Team size12
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2023
Co-foundersKartik Tiwari
