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Known for these resultsRole22%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 22% 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-company44%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 44% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jake MaloneFounder · PointhoundS23Consumer
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · PointhoundS23Consumer
- Ash Rai@ashraioffFounder · DatagladeW23Fintech · New York
- Patrick HigginsFounder · DatagladeW23Fintech · New York
- Aahan Sawhney@aahan_sawhneyFounder · FeatherS22B2B · Seattle
- Saurabh JainFounder · FeatherS22B2B · Seattle
- Gabe RuttnerFounder · ClearMixS20B2B · New York
- Tomer DorfanFounder · ClearMixS20B2B · New York
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · FeatherS17Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jake MalonePointhoundFounderSummer 2023ConsumerUnknown5—Jay RenoPointhound2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2023ConsumerUnknown5https://x.com/jayjrenoAsh RaiDatagladeFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/ashraioffPatrick HigginsDatagladeFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States2—Aahan SawhneyFeatherFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States8https://x.com/aahan_sawhneySaurabh JainFeatherFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States8—Gabe RuttnerClearMix2× YCFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States7—Tomer DorfanClearMixFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States7—Jay RenoFeather2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerNew York, United States125https://x.com/jayjreno
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Alexander Belanger
Founder/CEO·Hatchet
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchWinter 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO at Hatchet (W24), previously co-founder & CTO at Porter (S20). M.S. in Physics, B.A. in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Always happy to chat anything devtools, OSS, infrastructure!
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
HatchetThe orchestration platform for teams who ship.
Co-foundersGabe Ruttner
