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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.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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% 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.
- Mahyad Ghassemi@MahyadGhassemiFounder/CEO · OkibiS25B2B · San Francisco
- Saurav Mitra@thesauravmitraFounder/CTO · OkibiS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aayush TyagiFounder/CTO · OkiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Luofei ChenFounder/CEO · OkiW25B2B · San Francisco
- Okiemute AvworhokaiFounder/CEO · MidenW24Fintech · Ikeja
- Saurav Mitra@thesauravmitraFounder · SigmaOSS21Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mahyad GhassemiOkibi2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MahyadGhassemiSaurav MitraOkibi2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thesauravmitraAayush TyagiOkiFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Luofei ChenOkiFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Okiemute AvworhokaiMidenFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechIkeja, Nigeria19—Saurav MitraSigmaOS2× YCFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/thesauravmitra
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Okiemute Avworhokai
Founder/CEO·Miden
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size19
BatchWinter 2024
LocationIkeja, Nigeria
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Okiemute brings more than a decade of experience in managing financial institutions within commercial banking and the fintech sector. As a former founder of a credit firm focused on student loans, he successfully disbursed over $1.5 million within 18 months. He is now dedicated to developing Miden, aiming to address challenges he has encountered over the past ten years.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
