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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company26%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 26% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Raj Jagiasi@raj_jagiasiFounder/CEO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Vihaan Jagiasi@VihaanJagiasiFounder/CTO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Mike Levin@mike_dripFounder/CEO · DreachX26B2B · San Francisco
- Yafet Melake@yafet_melakeFounder · ExpanseX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mark DawsonFounder/CEO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Trevor ReedFounder/CTO · HyrexS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Confer@aconferFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aron SolbergFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Chris PaulFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kaushik IskaFounder · PeerDBS23B2B
- Sai Srirampur@saisrirampurFounder · PeerDBS23B2B
- Dan Patel@DKP__Founder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- Eric Allam@maverickdotdevFounder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- James Ritchie@samejrFounder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- Matt Aitken@mattaitkenFounder · Trigger.devW23B2B · London
- Deema AdadaFounder · BiggerPictureS22B2B · San Francisco
- Guillaume Lo ReFounder · BiggerPictureS22B2B · San Francisco
- Quinn McKenna@queueconsultingFounder · Byte KitchenS21Consumer · San Francisco
- James Martinez@jamescmartinezFounder · MergentS21B2B · Austin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikRaj JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/raj_jagiasiVihaan JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/VihaanJagiasiMike LevinDreachFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mike_dripYafet MelakeExpanseFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/yafet_melakeMark DawsonHyrexFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Trevor ReedHyrexFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Alex ConferRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aconferAron SolbergRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Chris PaulRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kaushik IskaPeerDBFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2—Sai SrirampurPeerDBFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2https://x.com/saisrirampurDan PatelTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/DKP__Eric AllamTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/maverickdotdevJames RitchieTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/samejrMatt AitkenTrigger.devFounderWinter 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom9https://x.com/mattaitkenDeema AdadaBiggerPictureFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Guillaume Lo ReBiggerPictureFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Quinn McKennaByte KitchenFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/queueconsultingJames MartinezMergentFounderSummer 2021B2BAustin, United States1https://x.com/jamescmartinez
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Alex Confer
Founder·Risotto
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Risotto! Formerly Hellosign, Dropbox, Gusto.
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
RisottoRisotto auto-solves IT support requests using AI
