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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company61%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 61% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mugdhaa PatankarFounder/CTO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aydin Sorensen@formerlypeterFounder · FlorinS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Andrew SyFounder/CEO · PolymorphW26B2B · San Francisco
- Harish PalaniFounder · HABITX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Essam Sleiman@essamsleimanFounder/CEO · CanvasF24B2B · San Francisco
- Garrett Graves@grvydevFounder · crmCopilotW24B2B · San Francisco
- Andre Fu@andrezfuFounder/CEO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nanki GrewalFounder/CTO · EcliptorW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aman Gottumukkala@amangotchuFounder · FirebenderW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nabil Jallouli@nabs_jallouliFounder/CEO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Younes JallouliFounder/CPO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Theo Browne@theoFounder · T3 ChatW22Consumer · San Francisco
- Jimmy Young@jimm_y_oungFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Aaron Ng@localghostFounder/CEO · Hyper OnlineS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin Devienne@benjaryuFounder · Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)S20Consumer · San Francisco
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran@kesava_kirupaFounder · LuminaiS20B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph KitongaFounder · Vitable HealthS20Healthcare · Philadelphia
- Eric WeiFounder · Karat FinancialW20Fintech · Los Angeles
- Will KimFounder · Karat FinancialW20Fintech · Los Angeles
- Snigdha Sur@snigdhasurFounder · The JuggernautW19Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mugdhaa PatankarAgent FMFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aydin SorensenFlorinFounderSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/formerlypeterAndrew SyPolymorphFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Harish PalaniHABITFounderSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States——Essam SleimanCanvasFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/essamsleimanGarrett GravescrmCopilotFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grvydevAndre FuEcliptorFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/andrezfuNanki GrewalEcliptorFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aman GottumukkalaFirebenderFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/amangotchuNabil JallouliRollstackFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30https://x.com/nabs_jallouliYounes JallouliRollstackFounder/CPOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Theo BrowneT3 ChatFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theoJimmy YoungCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jimm_y_oungAaron NgHyper OnlineFounder/CEOSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/localghostBenjamin DevienneJam.gg (formerly Piepacker)FounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/benjaryuKesava Kirupa DinakaranLuminaiFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/kesava_kirupaJoseph KitongaVitable HealthFounderSummer 2020HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States60—Eric WeiKarat FinancialFounderWinter 2020FintechLos Angeles, United States40—Will KimKarat FinancialFounderWinter 2020FintechLos Angeles, United States40—Snigdha SurThe JuggernautFounderWinter 2019ConsumerNew York, United States5https://x.com/snigdhasur
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Andre Fu
Founder/CEO·Ecliptor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO of Ecliptor. I did Machine Intelligence at the University of Toronto, where I worked in deep learning research, publishing 4 papers in CVPR, ICCV and NeurIPS. Prior to Ecliptor, I did product at Microsoft, and ML at Twitch. Former pilot, and top 1000 in Tetris. My girlfriend calls me the Michael Jordan of cooking.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
