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Known for these resultsRole63%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 63% 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.Bio63%Bio coverage: 63% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jacob BalajFounder/CTO · Hop AeroS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Adam Tilton@adamtiltonFounder · DriverW24B2B · Austin
- Daksh Shah@dakshshah96Founder · TiltW21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Deepak VSFounder · TiltW21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Andrew Peek@drupeekFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- Cliff van der Linden@CliffvdLindenFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- James BesharaFounder/CEO · TiltW12Fintech · San Francisco
- Khaled Hussein@dsogFounder/CTO · TiltW12Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jacob BalajHop AeroFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States6—Adam TiltonDriverFounderWinter 2024B2BAustin, United States15https://x.com/adamtiltonDaksh ShahTiltFounderWinter 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India12https://x.com/dakshshah96Deepak VSTiltFounderWinter 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India12—Andrew PeekTilt (f.k.a. Delphia)Founder/CEOWinter 2018FintechToronto, Canada25https://x.com/drupeekCliff van der LindenTilt (f.k.a. Delphia)Founder/CEOWinter 2018FintechToronto, Canada25https://x.com/CliffvdLindenJames BesharaTiltFounder/CEOWinter 2012FintechSan Francisco, United States51—Khaled HusseinTiltFounder/CTOWinter 2012FintechSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/dsog
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Adam Tilton
Founder·Driver
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size15
BatchWinter 2024
LocationAustin, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Adam was the co-founder of Aktive, an embedded machine learning development platform that he sold to Nike in 2019, and Rithmio, which he sold to Bosch Sensortec in 2017 (part of the the BHI260AP). Adam did his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. (abd) at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Control and Estimation, respectively.
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
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
DriverContext for Codebases
Co-foundersDaniel Hensley@dw_hensley
