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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.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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aaron ZelingerFounder/CEO · ClosureW25Government · New York
- Gilad LevyFounder/CTO · ClosureW25Government · New York
- Akash Levy@akashlevyFounder · SilimateS23B2B · San Francisco
- Ann WuFounder · SilimateS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aaron ZelingerClosureFounder/CEOWinter 2025GovernmentNew York, United States11—Gilad LevyClosureFounder/CTOWinter 2025GovernmentNew York, United States11—Akash LevySilimateFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/akashlevyAnn WuSilimateFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States8—
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Ann Wu
Founder·Silimate
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO of Silimate. Ann designed several generations of custom silicon at Apple, helped manage the inference ASIC programs at Meta, and developed product strategy & execution at an AI chip start-up.
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
