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Known for these resultsRole70%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 70% 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-company43%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 43% of these rows have at least one match.School57%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 57% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anirudh Pai@apai253Founder/CEO · Proprio RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Pulkit Gupta@pulkit_gupta2Founder/CTO · TsentaS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ali Abdalla@si3luwaFounder · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ali AbidFounder/CTO · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Farhan KhanFounder/CEO · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nour Eldifrawy@neldien_Founder · shotwell.aiX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ben KayeFounder/CTO · Remy AIW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Oscar Brisset@oscar__2025Founder/CEO · Remy AIW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Kevin GuFounder · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Regina LinFounder/CEO · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- David Tondreau@dtond_Founder/CEO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Will Cray@willcloudcrayFounder/CTO · MaiveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Xu@_jaku_xuFounder · Proception IncW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Jay Li@jaylistanfordFounder/CEO · Proception IncW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Bella Wu@bellacwuFounder/CEO · DexterF24B2B · Berlin
- Caterina KiehntopfFounder/COO · DexterF24B2B · Berlin
- Vincent GarriguesFounder/CTO · DexterF24B2B · Berlin
- Dexter Horthy@dexhorthyFounder/CEO · HumanLayerF24B2B · San Francisco
- Shreya KarpoorFounder/CEO · SimplexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Pasquale AntonanteFounder · RelariW24Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anirudh PaiProprio RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/apai253Pulkit GuptaTsentaFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/pulkit_gupta2Ali Abdallashotwell.aiFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/si3luwaAli Abidshotwell.aiFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Farhan Khanshotwell.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Nour Eldifrawyshotwell.aiFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/neldien_Ben KayeRemy AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Oscar BrissetRemy AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/oscar__2025Kevin GuDexFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Regina LinDexFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—David TondreauMaiveFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dtond_Will CrayMaiveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willcloudcrayJack XuProception IncFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/_jaku_xuJay LiProception IncFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/jaylistanfordBella WuDexterFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BBerlin, Germany3https://x.com/bellacwuCaterina KiehntopfDexterFounder/COOFall 2024B2BBerlin, Germany3—Vincent GarriguesDexterFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BBerlin, Germany3—Dexter HorthyHumanLayerFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dexhorthyShreya KarpoorSimplexFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Pasquale AntonanteRelariFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—
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Shreya Karpoor
Founder/CEO·Simplex
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Shreya is the co-founder and CEO of Simplex. She holds a BS and MEng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. She previously built software at Tesla and researched dexterous robotic manipulation at MIT.
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
SimplexAI agents to enroll providers with payors
Co-foundersMarco Nocito
