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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company40%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 40% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Upeka Bee@upekabeeFounder/CEO · DianaW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alexis Gauba@AlexisGaubaFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Hylak@benhylakFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Zubin Koticha@snarkyzkFounder/CEO · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Diana FrappierFounder · PromiseW18Government · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Upeka BeeDianaFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/upekabeeAlexis GaubaRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/AlexisGaubaBen HylakRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/benhylakZubin KotichaRaindropFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/snarkyzkDiana FrappierPromiseFounderWinter 2018GovernmentSan Francisco, United States80—
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Alexis Gauba
Founder·Raindrop
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size9
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Raindrop: Sentry for AI agents. Previously Co-Founder at Opyn (acquired by Coinbase), the first and largest DeFi options platform ($15b+ volume), inventing a new financial asset class known as the power perpetual (an option that has no expiry). Dropped out of UC Berkeley EECS
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
Raindrop
Sentry for AI Agents
