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Known for these resultsRole83%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 83% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Moody Abdul@MoodyAbdulfFounder/CEO · KlarifyX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ali Haghani@iAligatorFounder/CEO · CirclebackW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin Jacyna@kevinjacynaFounder/CPO · CirclebackW24B2B · San Francisco
- Gerald FongFounder/CEO · ElucifyW16B2B · San Francisco
- Mihir DeoFounder/COO · ElucifyW16B2B · San Francisco
- Naveen KrishnamurthiFounder · ElucifyW16B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Moody AbdulKlarifyFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/MoodyAbdulfAli HaghaniCirclebackFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/iAligatorKevin JacynaCirclebackFounder/CPOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/kevinjacynaGerald FongElucifyFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Mihir DeoElucifyFounder/COOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Naveen KrishnamurthiElucifyFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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Ali Haghani
Founder/CEO·Circleback
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size8
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ali is the co-founder and CEO of Circleback. Prior to Circleback, Ali was an engineer at Stripe where he led the first integration of LLMs into support experiences, reducing operating costs by over $2M annually. Before that, he worked on ads and experimentation at Twitter, building a system that enabled A/B testing ads campaigns on the platform.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Circleback
AI-powered meeting notes and automations
Co-foundersKevin Jacyna@kevinjacyna
