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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alon Zuman@alonzumanFounder/CEO · PopsX26Consumer · New York
- Sam Kaplan@samrkaplanFounder/CEO · RemixW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Justin ParusFounder/CTO · Soundry AIW24Consumer · Seattle
- Mark BucklerFounder/CEO · Soundry AIW24Consumer · Seattle
- Agam Jain@agam_jnFounder · WhipW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Samagra Sharma@samagra_sharmaFounder · WhipW24Consumer · San Francisco
- Kai Feng@kf_buildsFounder · BlinkW22B2B · San Francisco
- Samson Koelle@SeattleStatSamFounder · UberduckW22B2B · Seattle
- William Luer@willluerFounder · UberduckW22B2B · Seattle
- Zach Ocean@zachweFounder · UberduckW22B2B · Seattle
- Daniel KimFounder · aSimS21Consumer · Seattle
- Ning Zhang@ninzhanFounder · HuddlefireW21B2B · San Francisco
- Simon Sturmer@sstur_Founder/CTO · HuddlefireW21B2B · San Francisco
- Avishay CohenFounder/CEO · Anima AppS18B2B · Tel Aviv
- Michal CohenFounder/COO · Anima AppS18B2B · Tel Aviv
- Andrew Peek@drupeekFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- Cliff van der Linden@CliffvdLindenFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- Loren BaxterFounder · PriimeW15Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel GetelmanFounder/CTO · RemixW15Government · San Francisco
- Danny WhalenFounder · RemixW15Government · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alon ZumanPopsFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/alonzumanSam KaplanRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/samrkaplanJustin ParusSoundry AIFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerSeattle, United States2—Mark BucklerSoundry AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSeattle, United States2—Agam JainWhipFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/agam_jnSamagra SharmaWhipFounderWinter 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/samagra_sharmaKai FengBlinkFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/kf_buildsSamson KoelleUberduckFounderWinter 2022B2BSeattle, United States2https://x.com/SeattleStatSamWilliam LuerUberduckFounderWinter 2022B2BSeattle, United States2https://x.com/willluerZach OceanUberduckFounderWinter 2022B2BSeattle, United States2https://x.com/zachweDaniel KimaSimFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSeattle, United States9—Ning ZhangHuddlefireFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ninzhanSimon SturmerHuddlefireFounder/CTOWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sstur_Avishay CohenAnima AppFounder/CEOSummer 2018B2BTel Aviv, Israel20—Michal CohenAnima AppFounder/COOSummer 2018B2BTel Aviv, Israel20—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/CliffvdLindenLoren BaxterPriimeFounderWinter 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel GetelmanRemixFounder/CTOWinter 2015GovernmentSan Francisco, United States65—Danny WhalenRemixFounderWinter 2015GovernmentSan Francisco, United States65—
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Agam Jain
Founder·Whip
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Agam is co-founder and CPO at Whip, a social platform for AI mini-apps. He also built Tensorfuse, a serverless GPU platform on customers' own AWS used by 70+ companies. Before becoming a founder, as a Systems Engineer at Qualcomm, he filed a USPTO patent on an image upscaler that improved display quality by 30% and is being used in millions of phones powered by qualcomm snapdragon chips. He also co-authored IEEE and Elsevier papers on nanowire FET modeling from research at IIT Bombay
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
WhipA social feed for interactive AI Creations
Co-foundersSamagra Sharma@samagra_sharma
