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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bill Chen@bill_gy_chenFounder · RiskAngleS24B2B · San Francisco
- William HuFounder · RiskAngleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel Chalef@danielchalefFounder/CEO · Zep AIW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bill ChenRiskAngleFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bill_gy_chenWilliam HuRiskAngleFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Daniel ChalefZep AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/danielchalef
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Daniel Chalef
Founder/CEO·Zep AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder, Zep AI. Engineer turned startup founder (previously KnowledgeTree) and late-stage operator (SparkPost acquired MessageBird), with detours as a Data Science, Marketing, and Corp Dev guy. Still an engineer at heart and have a soft spot for Go.
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
Zep AI
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