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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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Brian Noguchi@briannoguchiFounder · SmartcutsW21B2B · New York
- Brian Noguchi@briannoguchiFounder · LeverS12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brian NoguchiSmartcuts2× YCFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/briannoguchiBrian NoguchiLever2× YCFounderSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States225https://x.com/briannoguchi
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Nate Smith
Founder/CEO/CTO·Lever
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO/CTO
Team size225
BatchSummer 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Nate co-founded Lever, leading as both CEO and CTO. He is passionate about software’s potential for business transformation and user experience. Prior to Lever, Nate was a product manager on Google Analytics and the Google Search team. He led the first major redesign of Google’s image search UI, which launched in July 2010. Nate received a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College, at which he was a member of the school’s second ever graduating class.
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
LeverTalent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM
