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Known for these resultsRole63%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 63% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Justin SoFounder/CEO · SidekickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Guthal@akguthalFounder/CTO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Andres Santanilla@asantanillajFounder/CEO · itemF25B2B · San Francisco
- Anders Lie@ndrsrklFounder/CTO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Greenwald@tomgreenwaldFounder/CEO · MagnitudeS25B2B · San Francisco
- Alston Lin@alstonthelinFounder/CTO · OffDealW24B2B · New York
- Ori Eldarov@leveredvladFounder/CEO · OffDealW24B2B · New York
- Alexis Gauba@AlexisGaubaFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Hylak@benhylakFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Zubin Koticha@snarkyzkFounder/CEO · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ayan Bandyopadhyay@ayanicbandFounder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Jason Fan@jfan001Founder · FinicW23Fintech · San Francisco
- Arthur Wu@arthurwuhooFounder · DatalandS20B2B · New York
- Howard ZuoFounder · DatalandS20B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Justin SoSidekickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Akshay GuthalitemFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/akguthalAndres SantanillaitemFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/asantanillajAnders LieMagnitudeFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ndrsrklTom GreenwaldMagnitudeFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tomgreenwaldAlston LinOffDealFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/alstonthelinOri EldarovOffDealFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/leveredvladAlexis GaubaRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/AlexisGaubaBen HylakRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/benhylakZubin KotichaRaindropFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/snarkyzkAyan BandyopadhyayFinic2× YCFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ayanicbandJason FanFinicFounderWinter 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jfan001Arthur WuDatalandFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/arthurwuhooHoward ZuoDatalandFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States4—
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Zubin Koticha
Founder/CEO·Raindrop
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size9
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Raindrop – Sentry for AI products. Prev. cofounder & CEO of Opyn (acq. Coinbase), the first and largest DeFi options platform, with $15 + billion volume. UC Berkeley
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Raindrop
Sentry for AI Agents
