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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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-company41%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 41% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- James Heaney@jvheaneyFounder/CTO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Lotanna Ezeike@lottsnomadFounder/CEO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Pamir Ehsas@pamirehsasFounder/CEO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Stefan MandaricFounder/CTO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Mahyad Ghassemi@MahyadGhassemiFounder/CEO · OkibiS25B2B · San Francisco
- Saurav Mitra@thesauravmitraFounder/CTO · OkibiS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ian SaultzFounder/CTO · CascoX25B2B
- Rene Brandel@renebrandelFounder/CEO · CascoX25B2B
- Benjamin PaikFounder/CPO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Roman Zubenko@romanzubenkoFounder/CEO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Abigail Grills@AGrillzFounder/CEO · RiveterF24B2B · San Francisco
- Upeka Bee@upekabeeFounder/CEO · DianaW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Confer@aconferFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Stephanie VasquezFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary Kirby@zkirby2020Founder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Charlie Thomas@AttwoodCharlieFounder · OnfolkS21B2B · London
- Naz Malik@nazwhaleFounder · OnfolkS21B2B · London
- Nikhil Goel@nikhilgoel03Founder · SalaryBoxS21B2B · Gurugram
- Peeyush GoyalFounder · SalaryBoxS21B2B · Gurugram
- Mokhtar BachaFounder · FormalS20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James HeaneyGradeFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jvheaneyLotanna EzeikeGradeFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lottsnomadPamir EhsasMoritzFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10https://x.com/pamirehsasStefan MandaricMoritzFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10—Mahyad GhassemiOkibi2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MahyadGhassemiSaurav MitraOkibi2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thesauravmitraIan SaultzCascoFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10—Rene BrandelCascoFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10https://x.com/renebrandelBenjamin PaikAfternoon.coFounder/CPOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4—Roman ZubenkoAfternoon.coFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/romanzubenkoAbigail GrillsRiveterFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AGrillzUpeka BeeDianaFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/upekabeeAlex ConferRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aconferStephanie VasquezLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Zachary KirbyVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zkirby2020Charlie ThomasOnfolkFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/AttwoodCharlieNaz MalikOnfolkFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/nazwhaleNikhil GoelSalaryBoxFounderSummer 2021B2BGurugram, India40https://x.com/nikhilgoel03Peeyush GoyalSalaryBoxFounderSummer 2021B2BGurugram, India40—Mokhtar BachaFormalFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States10—
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Chris Paul
Founder·Risotto
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO and co-founder of Risotto. Formerly engineer and lead at HelloSign (YC11), interviewing.io, and Square.
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
RisottoRisotto auto-solves IT support requests using AI
