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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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School75%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 75% of these rows have at least one match.
- Justin TangFounder/CTO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas ChanFounder/CEO · Lantern AIF26B2B · San Francisco
- Di Qi@diqitallyFounder · LanternW24B2B · San Francisco
- Narek GalstyanFounder · LanternW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Justin TangLantern AIFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Thomas ChanLantern AIFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Di QiLanternFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/diqitallyNarek GalstyanLanternFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Di Qi
Founder·Lantern
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm working on Lantern. We're building the best platform to develop AI applications. Before Lantern, I worked at Y Combinator, on my own startups, and at Facebook. I studied computer science at Princeton, and grew up in Americus, Georgia.
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
LanternPostgres vector database extension to build AI applications
Co-foundersNarek Galstyan
