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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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-company60%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 60% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alen PolakofFounder · FlaiS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Ari PolakofFounder · FlaiS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Juan AlzugarayFounder · FlaiS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Diva Avaya Sharma@adivawhocodesFounder · Cognitio LabsS23Industrials · San Francisco
- Samir SenFounder · Flair LabsS22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alen PolakofFlaiFounderSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States23—Ari PolakofFlaiFounderSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States23—Juan AlzugarayFlaiFounderSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States23—Diva Avaya SharmaCognitio LabsFounderSummer 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/adivawhocodesSamir SenFlair LabsFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States6—
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Diva Avaya Sharma
Founder·Cognitio Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Diva is the founder of Cognitio Labs (former Flair telehealth) and inventor of a patented remote patient monitoring device. Previous companies & projects at Ancestry.com, Facebook, Johnson & Johnson, and the Stanford School of Medicine. Alum: Stanford University (Bachelors)
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
Cognitio LabsAI back office for food product quality teams
IndustryIndustrials
Websitecognitioiq.com
Team size3
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2023
