Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders4
Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joaquim DicksonFounder/CTO · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Mark WaiFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
- Victor ZhangFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
- Winston Zhang@zhangwinsFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joaquim DicksonInstinct SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Mark WaiOrbiter2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Victor ZhangOrbiterFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Winston ZhangOrbiterFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zhangwins
Showing 1–4 of 4 founders
Mark Wai
Founder·Polished
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size—
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Polished Previously Growth @ Tesla, Facebook
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W20OrbiterInactive
- W24PolishedActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
PolishedGenerate ads. Iterate till perfect.
Co-foundersJJ Maxwell@jjmaxwell4
Also founded · 1 more YC company
OrbiterInactiveWinter 2020ML models automatically monitor business performance
B2BSan Francisco, United States3Open this entry
