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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.Bio76%Bio coverage: 76% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Josephine LeeFounder · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Serena Pei@spei04Founder/CEO · PaletteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Bhairav MehtaFounder/CEO · CharacterQuiltX26B2B · San Francisco
- Clint Burgess@ClintVanBurgessFounder/CMO · CharacterQuiltX26B2B · San Francisco
- Colin Tseung@tseungcolinFounder · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle Wong@klwongkyleFounder/CEO · InstaAgentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Cyrus KellyFounder/CEO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- David McDonough@David_l_mcd1Founder/COO · tday.comX26B2B · San Francisco
- Damian ChngFounder · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Daniel Kathein@danielkatheinFounder/CTO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Philip Ho@dopadealerFounder/CEO · AbsurdF25B2B · Los Angeles
- Sai Surbehera@saibuildsFounder/CTO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Varunram Ganesh@varunramgFounder/CEO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse HuFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Ke HuangFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Meji AbidoyeFounder · AbundantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Tom GurkaFounder · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Atharva Padhye@almostpaddyFounder · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Himank Jain@Himank_jain1Founder/CEO · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
- Prabhat SinghFounder/CTO · GetCruxW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Josephine LeePaletteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Serena PeiPaletteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spei04Bhairav MehtaCharacterQuilt2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Clint BurgessCharacterQuiltFounder/CMOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ClintVanBurgessColin TseungInstaAgentFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tseungcolinKyle WongInstaAgentFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/klwongkyleCyrus Kellytday.comFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—David McDonoughtday.comFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/David_l_mcd1Damian ChngAbsurdFounderFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6—Daniel KatheinAbsurdFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/danielkatheinPhilip HoAbsurdFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States6https://x.com/dopadealerSai SurbeheraLapisFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/saibuildsVarunram GaneshLapisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/varunramgJesse HuAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Ke HuangAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Meji AbidoyeAbundantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Tom GurkaElodinFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Atharva PadhyeGetCruxFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/almostpaddyHimank JainGetCruxFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/Himank_jain1Prabhat SinghGetCruxFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—
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Sascha Wise
Founder/CTO·Elodin
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Elodin Systems, developers of simulation tools for aerospace. I'm a software engineer by practice and a physicist by training. I've worked on a wide variety of projects throughout my career from a database for central banks to the flight software for a deep space mission. I'm passionate about building simple, elegant solutions to complex problems. In my spare time, I try and get outdoors as much as possible, which usually means climbing or skiing.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ElodinUnified flight software and hardware for the mission of tomorrow
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteelodin.systems/
Team size5
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2024
